Divisor 15443

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

The "MarkM Test" for Divisibility by 15443

To determine if any number is divisible by 15443, apply the "MarkM Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 7 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 6 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 7 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 3795 and subtract this from R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 4633 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 15443. That is, your original number is divisible by 15443 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 15443-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 15443. If the Y is still much larger than 15443, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 15443.

Easy!