Divisor 22751

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

The "Steve Test" for Divisibility by 22751

To determine if any number is divisible by 22751, apply the "Steve 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 1044 and subtract this from R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 2275 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 22751. That is, your original number is divisible by 22751 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 22751-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 22751. If the Y is still much larger than 22751, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 22751.

Easy!