Divisor 14081

Prime Number:
Yes!
Divisibility test:
The "Eel13 Test"
Test Discovered by:
Matt Parker
Date:
11/11/2024

The "Eel13 Test" for Divisibility by 14081

To determine if any number is divisible by 14081, apply the "Eel13 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 249 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 1408 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 14081. That is, your original number is divisible by 14081 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 14081-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 14081. If the Y is still much larger than 14081, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 14081.

Easy!