21,701/Historical Note

Historical Note on $21 \, 701$

The Mersenne number $M_{21 \, 701} = 2^{21 \, 701} - 1$ was demonstrated to be a Mersenne prime on $30$ October $1978$, by two $18$-year-old school students: Landon Curt Noll and Ariel Nickel.


Sources

  • 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $2^{21701} - 1$
  • 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $2^{21,701} - 1$
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