Divisor 9967

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

The "Lloydc Test" for Divisibility by 9967

To determine if any number is divisible by 9967, apply the "Lloydc Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 5 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 4 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 5 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 33 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 2990 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 9967. That is, your original number is divisible by 9967 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 9967-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 9967. If the Y is still much larger than 9967, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 9967.

Easy!