Why 7 is Weird

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In this video by Numberphile, Dr. James Grime explains the rules of divisibility for numbers 1-12, including a seemingly mysterious trick for checking to see if a number is divisible by 7. Not only does he show the trick (actually, a couple of tricks) for checking for divisibility by 7, for the students who have a bit of Algebra under their belt, he explains *why* the trick works.

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Aligns to CCSS.Math.Content.4.OA.B.4 (Major alignment)
4. Find all factor pairs for a whole number in the range 1—100. Recognize that a whole number is a multiple of each of its factors. Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1—100 is a multiple of a given one-digit number. Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1—100 is prime or composite.

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1. Recognize that in a multi-digit whole number, a digit in one place represents ten times what it represents in the place to its right.

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