[ExI] two new ones

Damien Broderick thespike at satx.rr.com
Mon Sep 8 04:35:53 UTC 2008


At 08:32 PM 9/7/2008 -0700, Spike wrote:
>
>Yesterday a *second* new Mersenne prime was discovered, so now there are two
>in the process of verification.  If both of these are verified, the wacky
>improbability of such twin discoveries will be difficult to explain for
>generations to come.
>Can life get much better?

Yes, if they fit your famous prime pattern generating algorithm. Or 
was that long-ago exploded into vapormath?

Damien Broderick 




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