----- Original Message ----- From: "George Woltman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 4:29 AM Subject: Mersenne: Here we go again.... v22.12 now available.
> This bug did not cause all factors to be missed, in fact it could cause some > factors to be found that ordinarily would not be found. Specifically, in > this low-memory situation prime95 steps through the range between B1 and B2 in > multiples of 210. When processing a prime p, the code actually included the > prime "mirrored" around the previous multiple of 210. For example, if > 210000+1 is prime, then 210000-1 was improperly included. If 210000+3 > is prime, then 210000-3 was included. How could this lead to factors being missed? Regards Daran _________________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.ndatech.com/mersenne/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
