Divisor 24821

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

The "Phaazoid Test" for Divisibility by 24821

To determine if any number is divisible by 24821, apply the "Phaazoid Test":

  1. 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.
  2. Multiply L by 716 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 2482 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 24821. That is, your original number is divisible by 24821 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 24821-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 24821. If the Y is still much larger than 24821, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 24821.

Easy!