1,398,269/Historical Note
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Historical Note on $1 \, 398 \, 269$
The Mersenne number $M_{1 \, 398 \, 269} = 2^{1 \, 398 \, 269} - 1$ was demonstrated to be a Mersenne prime by Joel Armengaud, as part of the GIMPS team headed by George Woltman.
This discovery was announced on $13$ November $1996$.
Sources
- 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $2^{1,398,269} - 1$