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Test of Divisibility by any Prime

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IN NATURE of May 30 (p. 115), Mr. Tucker has given the formula:— N = 21M + 10n-1(7Q) = 7Q´.

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    ROBT. W. D. CHRISTIE

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CHRISTIE, R. Test of Divisibility by any Prime. Nature 40, 247 (1889). https://doi.org/10.1038/040247a0

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