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GIMPS (Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search) has been using the trick for decades. And it works wonder for finding the largest (i.e mersenne) prime. https://ww
by ramshanker 5y ago
GIMPS (Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search) has been using the trick for decades. And it works wonder for finding the largest (i.e mersenne) prime.
https://www.mersenne.org/various/math.php https://www.mersenne.org/various/math.php