Divisor 18341

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

The "Threelium Test" for Divisibility by 18341

To determine if any number is divisible by 18341, apply the "Threelium 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 4155 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 1834 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 18341. That is, your original number is divisible by 18341 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 18341-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 18341. If the Y is still much larger than 18341, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 18341.

Easy!