Re: Mersenne: Mersennes are square free?

[Daniel Grace]

> I can see that Mp=3(2^(p-1)-1).

I meant to say 2^(p-1)-1=(2^((p-1)/2)-1)(2^((p-1)/2)+1).

Daniel.




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