Divisor 8287

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

The "DragonRideress Test" for Divisibility by 8287

To determine if any number is divisible by 8287, apply the "DragonRideress 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 556 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 2486 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 8287. That is, your original number is divisible by 8287 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 8287-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 8287. If the Y is still much larger than 8287, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 8287.

Easy!