Divisor 20807

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

The "Duane Test" for Divisibility by 20807

To determine if any number is divisible by 20807, apply the "Duane Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 7 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 6 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 7 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 1264 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 6242 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 20807. That is, your original number is divisible by 20807 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 20807-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 20807. If the Y is still much larger than 20807, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 20807.

Easy!