RE: Mersenne: Hitting the snail...

[Morten Due J�rgensen]

Brian J Beesley wrote:

>(b) an annual prize for the numerically largest factor found during 
Why not the smallest? :-) Remember, that a small factor also gives a very large factor 
as well, while the opposite is not the case (meaning a large factor found by 
*factoring* doesn't give a small factor too). Small ones are more valuable! -and more 
likely to be primes themselves. I suppose the factoring methods do not guarantee to 
find _prime_ factors.

>each calendar year - though I don't know where the money would come 
>from.
I do! -and it is very kind of you! ;-)

Just couldn't resist!

Regards,
Morten Due Jorgensen