Divisor 13109

Prime Number:
Yes!
Divisibility test:
The "DrMatt89 Test"
Test Discovered by:
Matt Parker
Date:
11/11/2024

The "DrMatt89 Test" for Divisibility by 13109

To determine if any number is divisible by 13109, apply the "DrMatt89 Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 8 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 7 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 8 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 2167 and subtract this from R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 1311 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 13109. That is, your original number is divisible by 13109 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 13109-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 13109. If the Y is still much larger than 13109, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 13109.

Easy!