Divisor 6703

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

The "Tamiron Test" for Divisibility by 6703

To determine if any number is divisible by 6703, apply the "Tamiron Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 10 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 9 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 10 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 461 and subtract this from R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 2011 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 6703. That is, your original number is divisible by 6703 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 6703-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 6703. If the Y is still much larger than 6703, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 6703.

Easy!