Divisor 13249

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

The "Zidy Test" for Divisibility by 13249

To determine if any number is divisible by 13249, apply the "Zidy Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 11 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 10 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 11 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 726 and subtract this from R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 1325 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 13249. That is, your original number is divisible by 13249 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 13249-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 13249. If the Y is still much larger than 13249, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 13249.

Easy!