Divisor 22391

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

The "Levi Test" for Divisibility by 22391

To determine if any number is divisible by 22391, apply the "Levi Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 11 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 10 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 11 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 272 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 2239 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 22391. That is, your original number is divisible by 22391 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 22391-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 22391. If the Y is still much larger than 22391, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 22391.

Easy!