Divisor 4423

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

The "JIV Test" for Divisibility by 4423

To determine if any number is divisible by 4423, apply the "JIV 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 393 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 1327 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 4423. That is, your original number is divisible by 4423 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 4423-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 4423. If the Y is still much larger than 4423, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 4423.

Easy!