Divisor 2423

Prime Number:
Yes!
Divisibility test:
The "geckoman77 Test"
Test Discovered by:
Matt Parker
Date:
11/11/2024

The "geckoman77 Test" for Divisibility by 2423

To determine if any number is divisible by 2423, apply the "geckoman77 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 279 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 727 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 2423. That is, your original number is divisible by 2423 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 2423-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 2423. If the Y is still much larger than 2423, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 2423.

Easy!