Divisor 13649

Prime Number:
Yes!
Divisibility test:
The "rp0 Test"
Test Discovered by:
Matt Parker
Date:
11/11/2024

The "rp0 Test" for Divisibility by 13649

To determine if any number is divisible by 13649, apply the "rp0 Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 7 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 6 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 7 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 3623 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 1365 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 13649. That is, your original number is divisible by 13649 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 13649-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 13649. If the Y is still much larger than 13649, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 13649.

Easy!