Divisor 3307

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

The "Tammy Test" for Divisibility by 3307

To determine if any number is divisible by 3307, apply the "Tammy 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 79 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 992 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 3307. That is, your original number is divisible by 3307 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 3307-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 3307. If the Y is still much larger than 3307, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 3307.

Easy!