Divisor 24133

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

The "Piggie FatNose Test" for Divisibility by 24133

To determine if any number is divisible by 24133, apply the "Piggie FatNose Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 10 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 9 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 10 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 879 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 7240 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 24133. That is, your original number is divisible by 24133 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 24133-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 24133. If the Y is still much larger than 24133, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 24133.

Easy!