Hi all, At 08:41 PM 5/24/2002 +0200, Dieter Schmitt wrote: > > stage 1 GCD complete > > ERROR: factor doesn't divide N! > > contacting server > > etc. > >The help file says this bug was fixed with version 20.5 concerning P-1 or ECM.
Well another bug was fixed in 22.3. You either had a hardware glitch or ran across a rare GCD bug. Your diagnosis was correct. GCD returned a factor, but when prime95 tried verifying it the factor did not divide the Mersenne number. All in all, don't worry about it. The bug is rare enough that upgrading is not terribly important. _________________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.ndatech.com/mersenne/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
