Divisor 6899

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

The "Zenya Test" for Divisibility by 6899

To determine if any number is divisible by 6899, apply the "Zenya Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 7 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 6 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 7 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 355 and subtract this from R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 690 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 6899. That is, your original number is divisible by 6899 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 6899-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 6899. If the Y is still much larger than 6899, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 6899.

Easy!