Divisor 12269

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

The "Bobby Test" for Divisibility by 12269

To determine if any number is divisible by 12269, apply the "Bobby 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 765 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 1227 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 12269. That is, your original number is divisible by 12269 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 12269-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 12269. If the Y is still much larger than 12269, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 12269.

Easy!