A new Mersenne prime
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- by W. N. Colquitt and L. Welsh PDF
- Math. Comp. 56 (1991), 867-870 Request permission
Abstract:
The number ${2^{110503}} - 1$ is a Mersenne prime. There are exactly two Mersenne exponents between 100000 and 139268, and there are no Mersenne exponents between 216092 and 353620. Thus, the number ${2^{132049}} - 1$ has been verified as the 30th Mersenne prime in order of size.References
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Additional Information
- © Copyright 1991 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Math. Comp. 56 (1991), 867-870
- MSC: Primary 11A41; Secondary 11Y11
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-1991-1068823-9
- MathSciNet review: 1068823