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Mersenne number   (Engelsk)

Definition

A number of the form
Mp=2p−1,
where p is prime. If such a number is itself prime, it is called a Mersenne prime.
If p is composite, Mp is composite. The converse is not true.
All of the Mersenne numbers are mutually coprime.

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