Divisor 4289

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

The "Soumya Test" for Divisibility by 4289

To determine if any number is divisible by 4289, apply the "Soumya Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 7 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 6 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 7 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 663 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 429 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 4289. That is, your original number is divisible by 4289 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 4289-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 4289. If the Y is still much larger than 4289, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 4289.

Easy!