[QUOTE=davar55;422453] is the announcement expected today?[/QUOTE]

see:
[QUOTE=Prime95;422285]The announcement will be Tuesday on 9AM EST.[/QUOTE]

I'm semi glad my pages are 97 posts each now.

[QUOTE=Madpoo;422431]He used the method I figured might lead someone to it... the "one weird trick".[/QUOTE]
The trick dates from wayback in time :-), but I presume is taken care of. Well, congratulations for the find. Tuesday is a big day.

Is the new Mersenne prime a twin prime? Only a few can answer this -- maybe it should be answered after Tuesday's revelation :smile:

[QUOTE=paulunderwood;422461]Is the new Mersenne prime a twin prime? Only a few can answer this -- maybe it should be answered after Tuesday's revelation :smile:[/QUOTE]

No, 2^p-3 has a factor.

No factor yet for (2^p+1)/3, still searching

No factor yet for the perfectnumber+1: 2^(p-1)*(2^p-1) + 1, still searching.

[QUOTE=ATH;422463]No, 2^p-3 has a factor.[/QUOTE]

Now that's a big hint. Thanks!

[QUOTE=Madpoo;422431]...
With that said, I do want to publicly congratulate Dubslow for being the first (and only, so far) person to figure out the new prime.

He used the method I figured might lead someone to it... the "one weird trick".[/QUOTE]

Ahh... oops on my part.

Dubslow informed me that he didn't actually discover it through careful analysis, as I surmised. He actually knew the exponent as part of reviewing the press release and noticed the same quirk I had.

But there is a quirk there, it just may be harder to spot than I thought.

I imagine it's hard to spot if you don't already know what it is :smile:

Also for the record, George has emailed Numberphile, though who knows if he will actually do anything or be able to produce a video by Tuesday.

[QUOTE=Dubslow;422484]Also for the record, George has emailed Numberphile, though who knows if he will actually do anything or be able to produce a video by Tuesday.[/QUOTE]
Thank you for telling us. :smile: I am glad there was an attempt to contact him.

Well, this thread has taken days to nearly reach a post count which took the [URL="http://www.mersenneforum.org/showthread.php?t=20609"]Official "ho-pourri" thread" [/URL]
many weeks.
EDIT: 255 vs 249.

[QUOTE=kladner;422493]Well, this thread has taken days to nearly reach a post count which took the [URL="http://www.mersenneforum.org/showthread.php?t=20609"]Official "ho-pourri" thread" [/URL]
many weeks.
EDIT: 255 vs 249.[/QUOTE]

another fast thread was mentioned in the "ho-pourri" thread by me as well: [url]http://mersenneforum.org/showpost.php?p=418550&postcount=182[/url]

[QUOTE=science_man_88;422496]another fast thread was mentioned in the "ho-pourri" thread by me as well: [URL]http://mersenneforum.org/showpost.php?p=418550&postcount=182[/URL][/QUOTE]
:smile::tu: