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stevefan1999
on Oct 19, 2024
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New Mersenne Prime discovered (probably)
Oh, right, all Mersenne number is in the form of 2^N -1, but Mersenne prime is Mersenne number plus being prime
mort96
on Oct 19, 2024
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And we look for Mersenne primes, AFAIU, mainly because Mersenne numbers are more likely to be prime than other numbers, so it's easier to find big primes that way.
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