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jasong · 2007-01-29, 21:08

What is more likely to score a prime in a given amount of time, first-pass or doublecheck? (Please note that, for example, if second-pass takes 1/5th as long as first-pass, you need to multiply the odds by 5 in order to respect the "given amount of time" portion of my request.)

I'm more curious than anything else, I don't really expect to find an actual prime.

2007-01-29, 21:08	#1
jasong "Jason Goatcher" Mar 2005 3×7×167 Posts	Requesting SWAG on what's most likely to score me a Mersenne Prime. What is more likely to score a prime in a given amount of time, first-pass or doublecheck? (Please note that, for example, if second-pass takes 1/5th as long as first-pass, you need to multiply the odds by 5 in order to respect the "given amount of time" portion of my request.) I'm more curious than anything else, I don't really expect to find an actual prime.