Divisor 19141

Prime Number:
Yes!
Divisibility test:
The "3blue1brown Test"
Test Discovered by:
Matt Parker
Date:
11/11/2024

The "3blue1brown Test" for Divisibility by 19141

To determine if any number is divisible by 19141, apply the "3blue1brown Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 10 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 9 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 10 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 2404 and subtract this from R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 1914 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 19141. That is, your original number is divisible by 19141 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 19141-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 19141. If the Y is still much larger than 19141, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 19141.

Easy!