Divisor 4261

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

The "Stuart Test" for Divisibility by 4261

To determine if any number is divisible by 4261, apply the "Stuart 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 567 and subtract this from R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 426 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 4261. That is, your original number is divisible by 4261 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 4261-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 4261. If the Y is still much larger than 4261, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 4261.

Easy!