Is this quantity a tensor and why?

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T[itex]^{jk}[/itex] = [itex]\frac{1}{\sqrt{g}}[/itex][itex]\frac{\partial}{\partial x^{i}}[/itex] ([itex]\sqrt{g}[/itex]B[itex]^{ijk}[/itex])

Given B[itex]^{ijk}[/itex] is a tensor
Find if T[itex]^{jk}[/itex] is a tensor and explain why and if not what can be done to
B[itex]^{ijk}[/itex] to make T[itex]^{jk}[/itex] a tensor ?

I tried to solve this but i think i'am missing some rules !

I think T[itex]^{jk}[/itex] looks like a div of B = B[itex]^{ijk}[/itex],i
i tried to substitute B[itex]^{ijk}[/itex],i with the derivative but i end up with a big quantity with christoffel symbols

any help please!
 
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thank you for the reply.
I found this and i guess it is your answer!

The divergence of a given contravariant tensor
results from the expression of the covariant
derivative of that tensor, and due to the contraction,
the divergence will be a tensor of a rank less by two
units.