Divisor 9661

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

The "Drumblebee Test" for Divisibility by 9661

To determine if any number is divisible by 9661, apply the "Drumblebee 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 339 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 966 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 9661. That is, your original number is divisible by 9661 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 9661-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 9661. If the Y is still much larger than 9661, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 9661.

Easy!