Divisor 2851

Prime Number:
Yes!
Divisibility test:
The "José Angel Cázares Torres Test"
Test Discovered by:
Matt Parker
Date:
11/11/2024

The "José Angel Cázares Torres Test" for Divisibility by 2851

To determine if any number is divisible by 2851, apply the "José Angel Cázares Torres 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 215 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 285 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 2851. That is, your original number is divisible by 2851 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 2851-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 2851. If the Y is still much larger than 2851, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 2851.

Easy!