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Title: The 32nd Mersenne Prime
Predicted by Mersenne

Note: Math

Summary: "The 32nd Mersenne Prime" by David Slowinski is a scientific publication likely written in the early 21st century. The text appears to delve into the discovery of a significant prime number, specifically the 32nd Mersenne Prime, highlighting its mathematical importance and the computational power involved in verifying its existence. The opening of the work presents the discovery of the 32nd Mersenne Prime in February 1993, attributing the breakthrough to the efforts surrounding Andrew Wiles' proof of Fermat's Last Theorem. The Mersenne number, represented in a lengthy numeric form, showcases the scale of what the author describes, indicating not just the numerical value but also the process required to compute such a prime number. This section serves as an introduction to the complexity of prime numbers and the excitement surrounding significant mathematical milestones, potentially engaging readers interested in number theory and computational mathematics. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Slowinski, David

EBook No.: 69

Published: Jun 1, 1993

Downloads: 126

Language: English

Subject: Numbers, Prime

Subject: Number theory

LoCC: Science: Mathematics

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:69:2 1993-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Slowinski, David en 1
2024-11-09T23:37:00Z The 32nd Mersenne Prime

This edition has images.

Title: The 32nd Mersenne Prime
Predicted by Mersenne

Note: Math

Summary: "The 32nd Mersenne Prime" by David Slowinski is a scientific publication likely written in the early 21st century. The text appears to delve into the discovery of a significant prime number, specifically the 32nd Mersenne Prime, highlighting its mathematical importance and the computational power involved in verifying its existence. The opening of the work presents the discovery of the 32nd Mersenne Prime in February 1993, attributing the breakthrough to the efforts surrounding Andrew Wiles' proof of Fermat's Last Theorem. The Mersenne number, represented in a lengthy numeric form, showcases the scale of what the author describes, indicating not just the numerical value but also the process required to compute such a prime number. This section serves as an introduction to the complexity of prime numbers and the excitement surrounding significant mathematical milestones, potentially engaging readers interested in number theory and computational mathematics. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Slowinski, David

EBook No.: 69

Published: Jun 1, 1993

Downloads: 126

Language: English

Subject: Numbers, Prime

Subject: Number theory

LoCC: Science: Mathematics

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

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