Short-term goal

[em99010pepe]

I was wondering about the short-term goal of this project. Take all numbers up to 71 bits?

I think I'm going to do that. Thoughts?


Carlos

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Originally Posted by em99010pepe

I was wondering about the short-term goal of this project. Take all numbers up to 71 bits?

I think I'm going to do that. Thoughts?


Carlos

This is a good idea.
Anyway, from the Elevensmooth project page:

Level 8 will be eight candidates trial factored to 74 bits.
Level 7 was seven candidates trial factored to 73 bits.
Level 6 was six candidates trial factored to 72 bits.
There will be nine steps from Level 7 to Level 8: getting an eighth candidate to 73 bits and getting each candidate to 74 bits.

The goal is to reach Level 8, then Level 9 and so on.

Having most candidates levelled at 71 bits would be a valid subgoal, as there is less work to do.

Luigi

[em99010pepe]

Luigi,

I found that I can take a number up to 71 bits in less than 24 hours. So looking at your idle exponents stats page you have 48 numbers left to take up to 71 bits.
If I bring more power to the project I can achieve this goal in less than 48 days or until the end of the year.

Carlos

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Originally Posted by em99010pepe

Luigi,

I found that I can take a number up to 71 bits in less than 24 hours. So looking at your idle exponents stats page you have 48 numbers left to take up to 71 bits.
If I bring more power to the project I can achieve this goal in less than 48 days or until the end of the year.

Carlos

So you are welcome!

Luigi

[em99010pepe]

When I look at stats I only see more two members running OBD and both started on 2005-10-30. The rest of the reserved numbers are stopped since 2004 and 2005-04, so I suppose this is a dead project. Anyone would like to comment? Am I wasting my time with this project.

Carlos

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Originally Posted by em99010pepe

When I look at stats I only see more two members running OBD and both started on 2005-10-30. The rest of the reserved numbers are stopped since 2004 and 2005-04, so I suppose this is a dead project. Anyone would like to comment? Am I wasting my time with this project.

Carlos

This is not a dead project, it's "a whimsical project" (C) Wblipp. People apply when they have time or a new release of the factoring program comes out.
I'm trying to clear up the reserved exponents for more than 1 year.

Easier exponents have been checked before, and maybe we'll release a new batch starting at 60 bits as soon as most of the old ones will reach 70 bits.

Luigi

[em99010pepe]

Thanks for your post. Just found a factor on M3321932819. Please see the Checkout Thread.

Carlos

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Originally Posted by em99010pepe

Thanks for your post. Just found a factor on M3321932819. Please see the Checkout Thread.

Carlos

Your discover has been inserted on the stats page, thank you.

Luigi

[em99010pepe]

I'm stopping for a while.

Carlos