Divisor 6983

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

The "Anonymous Test" for Divisibility by 6983

To determine if any number is divisible by 6983, apply the "Anonymous Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 8 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 7 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 8 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 344 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 2095 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 6983. That is, your original number is divisible by 6983 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 6983-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 6983. If the Y is still much larger than 6983, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 6983.

Easy!