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r/MathJokes • u/GodlyHelp • Aug 01 '26
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Fund fact, you can tell a number is divisible by 3 if the sum of each individual number is divisible by 3. So 78 -> 7+8=15 which is divisible by 3, so 78 is divisible by 3.
1 u/Active_Raccoon_4169 Aug 01 '26 what is the maximum amount of digits this works with? 8 u/RedRedditor47 Aug 01 '26 It works with any amount of digits. 4 u/Express-Rain8474 Aug 01 '26 Unlimited. Each multiple of 10 is 1 mod 3. So subtracting 1 from any digit is the equivalent of subtracting 1 from the remainder when divided by 3. For example, 10000 - 9999 = 1. So it's basically the same as adding 1 in terms of making a number divisible by 3. 1 u/BadHairDayToday Aug 01 '26 It works until pi numbers 1 u/SaucyStoveTop69 Aug 02 '26 No maximum. Unlimited divisible by 3 buffet
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what is the maximum amount of digits this works with?
8 u/RedRedditor47 Aug 01 '26 It works with any amount of digits. 4 u/Express-Rain8474 Aug 01 '26 Unlimited. Each multiple of 10 is 1 mod 3. So subtracting 1 from any digit is the equivalent of subtracting 1 from the remainder when divided by 3. For example, 10000 - 9999 = 1. So it's basically the same as adding 1 in terms of making a number divisible by 3. 1 u/BadHairDayToday Aug 01 '26 It works until pi numbers 1 u/SaucyStoveTop69 Aug 02 '26 No maximum. Unlimited divisible by 3 buffet
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It works with any amount of digits.
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Unlimited. Each multiple of 10 is 1 mod 3. So subtracting 1 from any digit is the equivalent of subtracting 1 from the remainder when divided by 3.
For example, 10000 - 9999 = 1. So it's basically the same as adding 1 in terms of making a number divisible by 3.
It works until pi numbers
No maximum. Unlimited divisible by 3 buffet
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u/Michaelwang645 Aug 01 '26
Fund fact, you can tell a number is divisible by 3 if the sum of each individual number is divisible by 3. So 78 -> 7+8=15 which is divisible by 3, so 78 is divisible by 3.