Divisor 1249

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

The "Volodymyr Test" for Divisibility by 1249

To determine if any number is divisible by 1249, apply the "Volodymyr 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 8 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 125 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 1249. That is, your original number is divisible by 1249 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 1249-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 1249. If the Y is still much larger than 1249, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 1249.

Easy!