Divisor 16111

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

The "Eric Jensen Test" for Divisibility by 16111

To determine if any number is divisible by 16111, apply the "Eric Jensen Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 9 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 8 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 9 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 977 and subtract this from R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 1611 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 16111. That is, your original number is divisible by 16111 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 16111-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 16111. If the Y is still much larger than 16111, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 16111.

Easy!