Divisor 9227

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

The "Dragoon Test" for Divisibility by 9227

To determine if any number is divisible by 9227, apply the "Dragoon Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 5 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 4 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 5 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 773 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 2768 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 9227. That is, your original number is divisible by 9227 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 9227-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 9227. If the Y is still much larger than 9227, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 9227.

Easy!