Divisor 1741

Prime Number:
Yes!
Divisibility test:
The "rct3god Test"
Test Discovered by:
Matt Parker
Date:
11/11/2024

The "rct3god Test" for Divisibility by 1741

To determine if any number is divisible by 1741, apply the "rct3god 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 304 and subtract this from R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 174 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 1741. That is, your original number is divisible by 1741 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 1741-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 1741. If the Y is still much larger than 1741, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 1741.

Easy!