> Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2008 22:07:43 +0100> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:
> [email protected]> Subject: Re: [Prime] Prime Digest, Vol 43, Issue 1> > is
> the next mersenne prime Ever going to be found?> > Any probability time frame?
http://primes.utm.edu/notes/faq/NextMersenne.html
Since GIMPS has searched up to exponents of ~40M,
the "expected" next exponent to yield a prime is ~60M
which at the current rate of GIMPS searching means ~5 years time.
David
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