The 24th Mersenne Prime
Abstract
The 24th Mersenne prime Mp = 2p - 1, and currently the largest known prime, is 219937 - 1. Primality was shown by the Lucas-Lehmer test on an IBM 360/91 computer. The 24th even perfect number is (219937 - 1).219936.
- Publication:
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Science
- Pub Date:
- October 1971
- DOI:
- 10.1073/pnas.68.10.2319
- Bibcode:
- 1971PNAS...68.2319T