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October 4, 1957 was a
Friday
How to solve:
October 4, 1957
1
Century anchor
1900s
→
Wednesday (3)
Practice →
2
Divide by 12
57 ÷ 12
→
4
Practice →
3
Remainder of 12
57 % 12
→
9
Practice →
4
Divide remainder by 4
9 ÷ 4
→
2
Practice →
5
Year's doomsday
(3 + 4 + 9 + 2) % 7
→
4 → Thursday
Practice →
6
Month doomsday
October
→
10th
Practice →
7
Distance
4 − 10
→
-6
Practice →
8
Final answer
(4 + -6) % 7
→
5 → Friday
Practice the Doomsday algorithm →