> This sounds right. This corresponds to the c^n law, where c =
> e^(log(2)/e^gamma) = 1.47576, which is also in better agreement with the
> current data than c=3/2 (and 3/2 has no justification either). I'd put my
> money on Wagstaff's estimate.
This would put the 38th mersenne at ~2.6million, the 39th at ~3.9million,
and the 40th at 5.7million. I don't know much about statistics, but this
seems like a bad match. Could it be that the form should be of c^(a*n+b), and
the first few values might be anomalies for some reason?
-Lucas Wiman
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