Divisor 16493

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

The "David Test" for Divisibility by 16493

To determine if any number is divisible by 16493, apply the "David Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 6 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 5 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 6 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 1042 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 4948 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 16493. That is, your original number is divisible by 16493 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 16493-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 16493. If the Y is still much larger than 16493, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 16493.

Easy!