Divisor 24799

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

The "Ian Snell Test" for Divisibility by 24799

To determine if any number is divisible by 24799, apply the "Ian Snell 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 804 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 2480 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 24799. That is, your original number is divisible by 24799 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 24799-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 24799. If the Y is still much larger than 24799, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 24799.

Easy!