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Binary divisibility automaton

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For a positive integer m, binary strings can be tested for divisibility by m with residue states 0,…,m−1 and transition
rb​2r+b(modm),b∈{0,1}.
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The initial and accepting residue is zero. For m=7, all seven states are reachable and pairwise distinguishable, so this automaton is minimal.

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