Divisor 4297

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

The "Jacob Test" for Divisibility by 4297

To determine if any number is divisible by 4297, apply the "Jacob 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 216 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 1289 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 4297. That is, your original number is divisible by 4297 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 4297-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 4297. If the Y is still much larger than 4297, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 4297.

Easy!