What does the star mean?

Mike · 2005-07-16, 16:04

Where it tells you if it's for factoring or doublechecking...

Code:

prime      fact  current         days
exponent    bits iteration  run / to go / exp 
-------- -- ---- ---------  -----------------  
XXXXXXXX  *  62               XX  XXX   XXX

JHagerson · 2005-07-16, 17:07

I have seen this. If I remember correctly, it means "factor then LL". Prime95 will factor this assignment from 62 bits up to the new pre-LL factor threshold and then, if no factor has been found, perform an LL test.

cheesehead · 2005-07-17, 03:42

Explanations for "*" or other characters in that report field are in the middle of the http://mersenne.org/ips/accounts.html page.

2005-07-16, 16:04	#1
Mike May 2004 Vancouver, Canada 2²×5² Posts	What does the star mean? Where it tells you if it's for factoring or doublechecking... Code: prime fact current days exponent bits iteration run / to go / exp -------- -- ---- --------- ----------------- XXXXXXXX * 62 XX XXX XXX Last fiddled with by Mike on 2005-07-16 at 16:05

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2005-07-16, 17:07	#2
JHagerson May 2005 Naperville, IL, USA C4₁₆ Posts	I have seen this. If I remember correctly, it means "factor then LL". Prime95 will factor this assignment from 62 bits up to the new pre-LL factor threshold and then, if no factor has been found, perform an LL test.

2005-07-17, 03:42	#3
cheesehead "Richard B. Woods" Aug 2002 Wisconsin USA 2²·3·641 Posts	Explanations for "*" or other characters in that report field are in the middle of the http://mersenne.org/ips/accounts.html page.