Step by step
The question
Question: is 4215 divisible by 5?
Is 4215 divisible by 5?
Divisible means it goes in exactly, with nothing left over.
divisible: no remainder
1 Look at the last digit
= 4215
4215 is 421 tens and 5.
5 goes into 10, so into every ten.
Only the last digit is left to check.
421 tens + 5
For 5: is it 0 or 5?
The last digit is 5.
So yes.
= ÷ 5: last digit 0 or 5? 5 → yes ✓
2 Write the answer
So 4215 is divisible by 5.
= yes: 4215 ÷ 5 has no remainder
3 Check
Let's check by dividing.
4215 divided by 5 is 843, nothing left over.
4215 ÷ 5 = 843
The tests were right!
Let's look back.
First: look at the last digit.
Then: write the answer.
Last: check.
Answer
= yes: 4215 ÷ 5 has no remainder