Divisor 6719

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

The "Dr.Tau Test" for Divisibility by 6719

To determine if any number is divisible by 6719, apply the "Dr.Tau 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 785 and subtract this from R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 672 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 6719. That is, your original number is divisible by 6719 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 6719-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 6719. If the Y is still much larger than 6719, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 6719.

Easy!