Re: Mersenne: biiiiig perfect number

[Henrik Olsen]

On Sun, 7 Mar 1999, Spike Jones wrote:
> I once had a great idea: I would express the Great Number in hex!
> Then I realized that I would get with 4 pages of tiny Fs.  {8-[
> Not so interesting.  But if some clever GIMPSer were to generate the
> perfect number that is (M37*(M37+1))/2 then express *that* number
> in hex, I would clear off a space on my office wall for it.  {8-]  Anyone
> accept the challenge?
Lots of F's, followed by one fewer 0's, not a lot prettier. :)

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Henrik Olsen,  Dawn Solutions I/S
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