132,049/Historical Note
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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): $2^{132,049} - 1$