M41

Citrix · 2003-12-04, 17:14

How many digits would M41 have or what will be p in 2^p-1? Any guesses?

Citrix

flava · 2003-12-04, 17:21

M41? Maybe 2^20996011 - 1 ...

E_tron · 2003-12-04, 18:42

There is no real way to know where the Mersenne Primes are located. However, we can guess. Because this new prime is 6 million digits"ish" and the Prime before it was about 4 million, i would think that the next one will be about 9 million.

Merlin · 2003-12-04, 18:43

I suggest someone empowered to set up an online poll do one like this ...

The next Mersenne Prime found will be ...

1 - smaller than 2^20996011-1
2 - bigger than M40 but smaller than 10 million digits
3 - bigger than 10 million digits (ka-ching!)

TauCeti · 2003-12-04, 19:00

Quote:

Originally posted by Merlin
I suggest someone empowered to set up an online poll do one like this ...

AFAIK every registered user can post a poll here in the forum. Just start a new thread and check "post a poll" on the bottom of the page.

2003-12-04, 17:14	#1
Citrix Jun 2003 2·7·113 Posts	M41 How many digits would M41 have or what will be p in 2^p-1? Any guesses? Citrix

2003-12-04, 17:21	#2
flava Feb 2003 2·59 Posts	M41? Maybe 2^20996011 - 1 ...

2003-12-04, 18:42	#3
E_tron Sep 2002 Austin, TX 3·11·17 Posts	There is no real way to know where the Mersenne Primes are located. However, we can guess. Because this new prime is 6 million digits"ish" and the Prime before it was about 4 million, i would think that the next one will be about 9 million.

2003-12-04, 18:43	#4
Merlin Jul 2003 Indianapolis 3² Posts	I suggest someone empowered to set up an online poll do one like this ... The next Mersenne Prime found will be ... 1 - smaller than 2^20996011-1 2 - bigger than M40 but smaller than 10 million digits 3 - bigger than 10 million digits (ka-ching!)