IN MATH: 1. adj. able to be divided "evenly" by a number; when divided, having a remainder of zero. EX. Is 27 divisible by 9?
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IN ENGLISH: adj. able to be divided. EX. "One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
APPLICATION: See list 30.
1. Is 423 divisible by 2? by 3? by 5?
2. State a number which is divisible by 15 and also is divisible by 7 and also is divisible by 2.
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