Divisor 15227

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

The "Aric Test" for Divisibility by 15227

To determine if any number is divisible by 15227, apply the "Aric Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 11 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 10 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 11 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 2744 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 4568 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 15227. That is, your original number is divisible by 15227 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 15227-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 15227. If the Y is still much larger than 15227, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 15227.

Easy!