Divisor 733

Prime Number:
Yes!

Test for Divisibility by 733

To determine if any number is divisible by 733, apply this test:

  1. If your number ("X") has 7 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 6 digits from the rest. This makes two smaller numbers, call them Left and Right (note: don't add in trailing zeros to L). If there are fewer than 7 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 188 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 220 times the digit you just crossed off. Call this final result "Y".
  4. Y will be much smaller than X, but we have preserved divisibility by 733. That is, your original number is divisible by 733 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 733-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 733. If the Y is still much larger than 733, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 733.

Easy!