<Li> Find the remainder after dividing by 11 351 MOD 11 = 10 351 ÷ 11 = 31 / </Li> <Li> The remainder is the check digit . If the remainder is 10, the check digit is X . In this example, the remainder is 10, so the check digit is transliterated as X . </Li> <P> With a check digit of X, the VIN 1M8GDM9A_KP042788 is written 1M8GDM9AXKP042788 . </P> <P> A VIN with straight - ones (seventeen consecutive 1s) has the nice feature that its check digit 1 matches the calculated value 1 . This is because a value of one multiplied by 89 (sum of weights) is 89, and 89 divided by 11 is 8 with remainder ⁄; thus 1 is the check digit . This is a way to test a VIN - check algorithm . </P>

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