Divisor 5407

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

The "Phil Test" for Divisibility by 5407

To determine if any number is divisible by 5407, apply the "Phil 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 295 and subtract this from R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 1622 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 5407. That is, your original number is divisible by 5407 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 5407-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 5407. If the Y is still much larger than 5407, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 5407.

Easy!