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Indices, SM-Bank 047 MC

Which of the following numbers is not divisible by 3?

  1. 3102
  2. 239
  3. 42
  4. 8121
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\(B\)

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\(\text{A number is divisible by }3\ \text{if the sum of its digits is divisible by }3.\)

\(\text{Option A:}\rightarrow\) \(3+1+0+2=6\ \ \checkmark\)
\(\text{Option B:}\rightarrow\) \(2+3+9=14\ \ \text{not divisible by 3}\)
\(\text{Option C:}\rightarrow\) \(4+2=6\ \ \checkmark\)
\(\text{Option D:}\rightarrow\) \(8+1+2+1=12\ \ \checkmark\)

 
\(\Rightarrow B\)

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