Divisor 9239

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

The "Tachfine Test" for Divisibility by 9239

To determine if any number is divisible by 9239, apply the "Tachfine 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 761 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 924 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 9239. That is, your original number is divisible by 9239 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 9239-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 9239. If the Y is still much larger than 9239, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 9239.

Easy!