Divisor 8237

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

The "robbadopdop Test" for Divisibility by 8237

To determine if any number is divisible by 8237, apply the "robbadopdop 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 282 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and subtract 2471 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 8237. That is, your original number is divisible by 8237 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 8237-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 8237. If the Y is still much larger than 8237, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 8237.

Easy!