Hi Paul,
At 03:06 PM 4/15/99 -0000, Paul Irish wrote:
>i am very excited about finding a new math discovery.
Aren't we all :)
>i wanted to find a factor of fermat's number 20. - F20
>so.. using Proth..
Questions regarding Proth should probably be directed to
the mailing list that Chris Caldwell runs on prime numbers.
Maybe, he'll post the web address so that you and others can join.
>and HOW can i use my computer to find a factor of F20?
Prime95 version 19 should be able to use ECM to find a factor of F20.
It is due out in a few months. You could try finding new factors
of the smaller Fermat numbers with the existing prime95.
There are other ways you could make a discovery. You could run
ECM on any of the Cunningham numbers. In general, the harder it
is to make the discovery, the more "famous" you'll be. Thus, don't
expect it to be easy to find a Fermat factor, but good luck
trying!
Best regards,
George
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