Divisor 3863

Prime Number:
Yes!
Divisibility test:
The "oli0 Test"
Test Discovered by:
Matt Parker
Date:
11/11/2024

The "oli0 Test" for Divisibility by 3863

To determine if any number is divisible by 3863, apply the "oli0 Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 6 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 5 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 6 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 438 and subtract this from R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 1159 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 3863. That is, your original number is divisible by 3863 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 3863-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 3863. If the Y is still much larger than 3863, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 3863.

Easy!