Divisor 8807

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

The "Josh Test" for Divisibility by 8807

To determine if any number is divisible by 8807, apply the "Josh Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 10 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 9 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 10 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 378 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 2642 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 8807. That is, your original number is divisible by 8807 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 8807-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 8807. If the Y is still much larger than 8807, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 8807.

Easy!