Proth Prime/Examples/8423 x 2^59,877 + 1/Historical Note

Historical Note on Proth Prime $8423 \times 2^{59 \, 877} + 1$

The Proth number $8423 \times 2^{59 \, 877} + 1$ was identified as being a Proth prime in $1988$ by D.A. Buell and J. Young.

Sources

• 1989: Paulo Ribenboim: The Book of Prime Number Records (2nd ed.)

• 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $8423 \times 2^{59,877} + 1$