Divisor 3557
- Prime Number:
 - Yes!
 - Divisibility test:
 - The "Moondigger Test"
 - Test Discovered by:
 - Matt Parker
 - Date:
 - 11/11/2024
 
The "Moondigger Test" for Divisibility by 3557
To determine if any number is divisible by 3557, apply the "Moondigger Test":
- If your number ("X") has 6 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 5 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 6 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
 - Multiply L by 404 and add to R.
 - Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 1067 times the digit you just crossed off. Call this final result "Y".
 - Y will be much smaller than X, but we have preserved divisibility by 3557. That is, your original number is divisible by 3557 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 3557-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 3557. If the Y is still much larger than 3557, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 3557.
 
Easy!