Divisor 7687

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

The "Derek Test" for Divisibility by 7687

To determine if any number is divisible by 7687, apply the "Derek 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 69 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 2306 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 7687. That is, your original number is divisible by 7687 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 7687-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 7687. If the Y is still much larger than 7687, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 7687.

Easy!