> If Pepin's primality test was run on F24, we could determine if F24 was > composite or prime. The chances that F24 is a psuedo-prime (a composite > pretending to be a prime) are very slim so it is worth the time to run the > test. I estimate the time required would be 6-9 months and we could do it > with existing software. Pepin's test on Fermat numbers is deterministic. There is no such thing as a Pepin psuedo-prime Fermat number. -Lucas P.S. Shouldn't this discussion be on Primes-L? _________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.scruz.net/~luke/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
