Divisor 8221

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

The "Gina Test" for Divisibility by 8221

To determine if any number is divisible by 8221, apply the "Gina 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 244 and subtract this from R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 822 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 8221. That is, your original number is divisible by 8221 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 8221-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 8221. If the Y is still much larger than 8221, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 8221.

Easy!