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Oh, right, all Mersenne number is in the form of 2^N -1, but Mersenne prime is Mersenne number plus being prime
by stevefan1999 2y ago
Oh, right, all Mersenne number is in the form of 2^N -1, but Mersenne prime is Mersenne number plus being prime
- mort96 2y agoAnd 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.