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6. I haven't tested this, but I believe there are an infinite number of primes

Mon Oct 21, 2024, 03:40 PM

Oct 2024

and an infinite number of primes of this form (2**n - 1).

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New largest prime number just verified [View all] central scrutinizer Oct 2024 OP

Uh, okay. wow. just wow. SWBTATTReg Oct 2024 #1

Useful for security vanamonde Oct 2024 #4

Indeed vanamonde Oct 2024 #15

Worth 1 million dollars... mikelewis Oct 2024 #8

My late friend Vince would be ECSTATIC! lastlib Oct 2024 #3

Now I can die happy. NNadir Oct 2024 #5

There are many proofs of infinite primes. BadgerKid Oct 2024 #10

Ummmm ... not exactly LBN. eppur_se_muova Oct 2024 #13

It's way easier just to do it on paper... 747 mikelewis Oct 2024 #9