There are tricks like that for a lot of numbers. For 7, chop off the last digit, double it and add it to what’s left. Repeat as required. If the result is divisible by 7 then the original number was. eg: 356 -> 35+12=47 not db7. 357 =>35+14 both db7 so we don’t even need to do the add.
There are tricks like that for a lot of numbers. For 7, chop off the last digit, double it and add it to what’s left. Repeat as required. If the result is divisible by 7 then the original number was. eg: 356 -> 35+12=47 not db7. 357 =>35+14 both db7 so we don’t even need to do the add.
14: 1 + 8 = 7. Not db7
You clearly mean:
14: 1 + 8 = 9 (not db 7)
Someone else in this thread correctly stated:
14: 1 - 8 = -7. (dB 7!)
Math is awesome, I didn’t know this trick!