Divisor 11681

Prime Number:
Yes!
Divisibility test:
The "DEATH2 Test"
Test Discovered by:
Matt Parker
Date:
11/11/2024

The "DEATH2 Test" for Divisibility by 11681

To determine if any number is divisible by 11681, apply the "DEATH2 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 1029 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 1168 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 11681. That is, your original number is divisible by 11681 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 11681-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 11681. If the Y is still much larger than 11681, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 11681.

Easy!