Divisibility rules
Use rules to test divisibility by 2, 3, 5, 6, 9 and 10.
Taught in Primary 5 in Nigeria (NERDC), Grade 6 in Canada (Ontario).
Nigeria (NERDC)
Primary 5
- Strand
- Basic Operations
- Called
- Divisibility rules
- How it's taught
- Multiplication tables recited and memorised early; long multiplication and division taught as formal written procedures.
United Kingdom (National Curriculum)
Not taught as a distinct skill at primary level.
Canada (Ontario)
Grade 6
- Strand
- Number
- Called
- Divisibility rules
- How it's taught
- Equal groups and arrays with tools; students choose among flexible strategies (halving/doubling, partial products) before standard algorithms in later grades.