Divisor 8537
- Prime Number:
 - Yes!
 - Divisibility test:
 - The "Nazmi Test"
 - Test Discovered by:
 - Matt Parker
 - Date:
 - 11/11/2024
 
The "Nazmi Test" for Divisibility by 8537
To determine if any number is divisible by 8537, apply the "Nazmi Test":
- 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.
 - Multiply L by 1171 and add to R.
 - Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 2561 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 8537. That is, your original number is divisible by 8537 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 8537-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 8537. If the Y is still much larger than 8537, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 8537.
 
Easy!