-----Original Message----- From: leo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 29 July 2001 00:44 Subject: Mersenne: Proof for P = 2^170141183460469231731687303715884105727 - 1 is Prime Number [...] >Prime Number of Binary Digits All Equal to 1 >DIVIDED BY >Even Number of Binary Digits All Equal to 1 >HAS A REMAINDER > >SO > >any prime numbers q less than 170141183460469231731687303715884105727 >is NOT a factor of P = 2^170141183460469231731687303715884105727 - 1 Surely all you've proved is that some /multiple/ of any prime number less than 170...727 is not a factor of P. >Regards, >Leo de Velez Daran G. _________________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.scruz.net/~luke/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
