Divisor 9587

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

The "Roel Test" for Divisibility by 9587

To determine if any number is divisible by 9587, apply the "Roel Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 5 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 4 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 5 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 413 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 2876 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 9587. That is, your original number is divisible by 9587 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 9587-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 9587. If the Y is still much larger than 9587, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 9587.

Easy!