• theneverfox@pawb.social
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    1 year ago

    This is why I love the number 7. It’s the first real prime number. All the others are “first”…1?2?3?5? No, those aren’t prime numbers, they’re “first” in a long line of not-prime numbers.

    Then you get to 7. Is 27943 divisible by 7? If you take away 3 is it? If you add 4 is?

    I have no clue, give me 10 minutes or a calculator is the only answer

    That’s what a real prime number is.

    • Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 year ago

      Take the last digit of the number, double it and subtract it from the rest. If that new number is divisible by 7, the original one is as well. For your example:

      2794 - 6 = 2788

      I know 2800 is divisible by seven, so 2788 is not. Thus 27943 is not divisible by 7.

      Quick maff shows that neither subtracting 3 or adding 4 will make the original number divisible by 7. Adding 1 or subtracting 6 will tho.

      • Match!!@pawb.social
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        1 year ago

        Quick check for divisibility: subtract 7 from it. If the new number is divisible by 7, then the original number is too