Divisor 13679

Prime Number:
Yes!
Divisibility test:
The "d.m.rotach Test"
Test Discovered by:
Matt Parker
Date:
11/11/2024

The "d.m.rotach Test" for Divisibility by 13679

To determine if any number is divisible by 13679, apply the "d.m.rotach Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 8 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 7 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 8 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 651 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 1368 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 13679. That is, your original number is divisible by 13679 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 13679-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 13679. If the Y is still much larger than 13679, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 13679.

Easy!