I do note that 4 is not prime, thus this is not a factoring of M4, but rather just a more "mundane" factoring success. :)
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mersenne-invalid- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:03 PM > To: Henk Stokhorst > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Mersenne: M4 completely factored! > > On 20 Dec 2001, at 9:57, Henk Stokhorst wrote: > > > L.S., > > > > Another milestone has been acomplished. M4 has been completely factored, > > two factors were found, 2^4 -1 = 15 = 3 * 5. > > > > more details at http://slashdot.org/ see: IBM builds a limited quatum > > computer. > > Wow! Are we _really_ sure they didn't find 2^4-1 = 3_+_5? You never know > with this scary quantum stuff! > > I expect the IBM team will find the next 100 Mersenne primes > sometime before the end of this year. Oh well, I suppose there's > always seti@home ;-) > > Seasonal felicitations > Brian Beesley > ________________________________________________________________________ _ > Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.ndatech.com/mersenne/signup.htm > Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers _________________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.ndatech.com/mersenne/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
