New Mersenne prime found

1 · John Cook · Oct. 21, 2024, 6:37 p.m.
Mersenne numbers have the form 2p − 1. A Mersenne prime is a Mersenne number that is also a prime. A new Mersenne prime discovery was announced today: 2p − 1 is prime for p = 2136279841. The size of the new Mersenne prime is consistent with what was predicted. For many years now, the […] The post New Mersenne prime found first appeared on John D. Cook....