<<If Noll's Island Theorem/Theory/Hypothesis is true then there are two of Mersenne primes in this region. Therefore, it is M40 below (???!!!???) or M41 (even more ! & ?) if M(6896873) is the the `upper' (north?) part of the island. Let's find them all -:) !!!!>> I've never heard of a rigorous definition of the Noll Island Hypothesis. Not only that, explanations of the "islands" invariably include several exceptions, too many for my taste. Personally, I don't think that Mersenne primes obey any special "clumping" principle, other than a statistical distribution that leads humans to see clumps. S.T.L. _________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.scruz.net/~luke/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
