Divisor 7883

Prime Number:
Yes!
Divisibility test:
The "'-Lime Test"
Test Discovered by:
Matt Parker
Date:
11/11/2024

The "'-Lime Test" for Divisibility by 7883

To determine if any number is divisible by 7883, apply the "'-Lime 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 1141 and subtract this from R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 2365 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 7883. That is, your original number is divisible by 7883 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 7883-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 7883. If the Y is still much larger than 7883, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 7883.

Easy!