Divisor 9613

Prime Number:
Yes!
Divisibility test:
The "Dr. Shane Tilton Test"
Test Discovered by:
Matt Parker
Date:
11/11/2024

The "Dr. Shane Tilton Test" for Divisibility by 9613

To determine if any number is divisible by 9613, apply the "Dr. Shane Tilton Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 7 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 6 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 7 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 248 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 2884 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 9613. That is, your original number is divisible by 9613 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 9613-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 9613. If the Y is still much larger than 9613, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 9613.

Easy!