Divisor 3923

Prime Number:
Yes!
Divisibility test:
The "dysonV11 Test"
Test Discovered by:
Matt Parker
Date:
11/11/2024

The "dysonV11 Test" for Divisibility by 3923

To determine if any number is divisible by 3923, apply the "dysonV11 Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 10 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 9 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 10 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 161 and subtract this from R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 1177 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 3923. That is, your original number is divisible by 3923 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 3923-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 3923. If the Y is still much larger than 3923, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 3923.

Easy!