Divisor 1933

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

The "meep Test" for Divisibility by 1933

To determine if any number is divisible by 1933, apply the "meep 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 111 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 580 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 1933. That is, your original number is divisible by 1933 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 1933-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 1933. If the Y is still much larger than 1933, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 1933.

Easy!