Divisor 24877

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

The "James Bearss Test" for Divisibility by 24877

To determine if any number is divisible by 24877, apply the "James Bearss 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 492 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 7463 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 24877. That is, your original number is divisible by 24877 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 24877-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 24877. If the Y is still much larger than 24877, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 24877.

Easy!