Divisor 7103

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

The "Gheitz Test" for Divisibility by 7103

To determine if any number is divisible by 7103, apply the "Gheitz Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 6 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 5 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 6 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 558 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 2131 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 7103. That is, your original number is divisible by 7103 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 7103-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 7103. If the Y is still much larger than 7103, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 7103.

Easy!