Three New Mersenne Primes and a Statistical Theory
Three New Mersenne Primes and a Statistical Theory
If p is prime, Mp = 2P -1 is called a Mersenne number.If ui = 4 and «<+1 = Mj+i -2, then M" is prime if and only if uv-i m 0(mod Mp).This is called the Lucas test (see Lehmer [4]).The primes Mom , M mi, and Mu2W which are …