19,937/Historical Note

Historical Note on $19 \, 937$

The Mersenne number $M_{19 \, 937} = 2^{19 \, 937} - 1$ was demonstrated to be a Mersenne prime by Bryant Tuckerman on $4$ March $1971$.


Sources

  • 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $2^{19937} - 1$
  • 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $2^{19,937} - 1$
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