Divisor 15269

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

The "FPVMichael Test" for Divisibility by 15269

To determine if any number is divisible by 15269, apply the "FPVMichael Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 8 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 7 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 8 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 1195 and subtract this from R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 1527 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 15269. That is, your original number is divisible by 15269 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 15269-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 15269. If the Y is still much larger than 15269, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 15269.

Easy!