132,049/Historical Note

Historical Note on $132 \, 049$

The Mersenne number $M_{132 \, 049} = 2^{132 \, 049} - 1$ was demonstrated to be a Mersenne prime on $19$ September $1983$ by David Slowinski, using two CRAY-1 supercomputers linked together.


Sources

  • 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $2^{132049} - 1$
  • 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $2^{132,049} - 1$
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