Divisor 17489

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

The "PyjamaMole Test" for Divisibility by 17489

To determine if any number is divisible by 17489, apply the "PyjamaMole Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 11 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 10 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 11 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 332 and subtract this from R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 1749 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 17489. That is, your original number is divisible by 17489 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 17489-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 17489. If the Y is still much larger than 17489, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 17489.

Easy!