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Math challenge I-B Homework 5.22

 
 
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Re: Math challenge I-B Homework 5.22
by John Lensmire - Monday, April 3, 2017, 10:26 AM
 

Your number is divisible by $5$. However the sum of its digits is $14\times 3 + 5 = 47$ which is not divisible by $3$, so the full number is not divisible by $3$. The correct answer is definitely a lot smaller than what you have. Hope this helps!