Divisor 17443

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

The "cigix Test" for Divisibility by 17443

To determine if any number is divisible by 17443, apply the "cigix 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 719 and subtract this from R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 5233 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 17443. That is, your original number is divisible by 17443 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 17443-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 17443. If the Y is still much larger than 17443, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 17443.

Easy!