Re: Singularity Worship

Hara Ra (harara@shamanics.com)
Thu, 09 Jan 1997 02:35:07 -0800


Anton Sherwood wrote:
>
> quoth Hara Ra--
> : ... the primes created by 2^N+1 are the Mersenne Primes, ...
>
> The Mersenne primes are 2^p-1; the Fermat primes are 2^2^n+1.
I am duly corrected. What is the name for 2^n+1 primes?

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