Divisor 14323

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

The "_ericBG Test" for Divisibility by 14323

To determine if any number is divisible by 14323, apply the "_ericBG Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 6 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 5 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 6 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 261 and subtract this from R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 4297 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 14323. That is, your original number is divisible by 14323 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 14323-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 14323. If the Y is still much larger than 14323, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 14323.

Easy!