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tomtomtom777 on Oct 19, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: New Mersenne Prime discovered (probably)

Isn't the fact that a certain number is a Mersenne prime interesting in itself? Surely it's a great addition to our knowledge of numbers?

mort96 on Oct 19, 2024 [–]

Sure, I'm not against GIMPS or anything, I'm just a bit doubtful that finding a few more Mersenne primes could be the key to unlocking some secret pattern in the primes is all

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