Divisor 16063

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

The "Luke Test" for Divisibility by 16063

To determine if any number is divisible by 16063, apply the "Luke 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 2065 and subtract this from R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 4819 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 16063. That is, your original number is divisible by 16063 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 16063-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 16063. If the Y is still much larger than 16063, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 16063.

Easy!