Divisor 3583

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

The "Ryan Test" for Divisibility by 3583

To determine if any number is divisible by 3583, apply the "Ryan Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 8 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 7 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 8 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 153 and subtract this from R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 1075 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 3583. That is, your original number is divisible by 3583 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 3583-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 3583. If the Y is still much larger than 3583, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 3583.

Easy!