Divisor 24137

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

The "deoh Test" for Divisibility by 24137

To determine if any number is divisible by 24137, apply the "deoh 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 409 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 7241 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 24137. That is, your original number is divisible by 24137 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 24137-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 24137. If the Y is still much larger than 24137, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 24137.

Easy!