Divisor 9769

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

The "Rowan Test" for Divisibility by 9769

To determine if any number is divisible by 9769, apply the "Rowan 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 231 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 977 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 9769. That is, your original number is divisible by 9769 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 9769-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 9769. If the Y is still much larger than 9769, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 9769.

Easy!