reads:
## p dig. in M_p dig. in P_p year discoverer
?? 6xxxxxx ~2000000 ~4000000 1999 Woltman, Kurowski et. al.
(GIMPS, PrimeNet)
Richard Schroeppel informed us (in the math-fun list; see below)
that p = 6972593
Antreas
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Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 11:08:40 -0700 (MST)
From: Richard Schroeppel <rcs@cheltenham.CS.Arizona.EDU>
To: math-fun@cheltenham.CS.Arizona.EDU
Subject: 2^6972593-1
2^6972593-1 seems to be the new Mersenne prime, although
I haven't seen the "official" word. There are lots of
smaller not-yet-checked exponents.
Rich rcs@cs.arizona.edu
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