A report on primes of the form 𝑘⋅2ⁿ+1 and on factors of Fermat numbers

Robinson, Raphael M.

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-1958-0096614-7

A report on primes of the form $k\cdot 2\sp{n}+1$ and on factors of Fermat numbers

Author: Raphael M. Robinson
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 9 (1958), 673-681
MSC: Primary 10.00; Secondary 68.00
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1958-0096614-7
Erratum: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 9 (1958), 1000-1000.
MathSciNet review: 0096614
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