Divisor 5573

Prime Number:
Yes!
Divisibility test:
The "R520 Test"
Test Discovered by:
Matt Parker
Date:
11/11/2024

The "R520 Test" for Divisibility by 5573

To determine if any number is divisible by 5573, apply the "R520 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 314 and subtract this from R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 1672 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 5573. That is, your original number is divisible by 5573 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 5573-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 5573. If the Y is still much larger than 5573, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 5573.

Easy!