Divisor 13691

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

The "carlox Test" for Divisibility by 13691

To determine if any number is divisible by 13691, apply the "carlox 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 557 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 1369 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 13691. That is, your original number is divisible by 13691 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 13691-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 13691. If the Y is still much larger than 13691, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 13691.

Easy!