Divisor 1811

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

The "Yogarine Test" for Divisibility by 1811

To determine if any number is divisible by 1811, apply the "Yogarine Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 9 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 8 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 9 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 202 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 181 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 1811. That is, your original number is divisible by 1811 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 1811-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 1811. If the Y is still much larger than 1811, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 1811.

Easy!