Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 19:45:11 -0700
From: Eric Hahn [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: Mersenne: A few questions
>How large will the exponent be for a 10,000,000 digit prime number?
To be a 10,000,000 digit prime number the exponent must be at least
33,219,281 (which also happens to be a Mersenne
>>>Has the prime number that was found a week ago been announced on
>>>this list?
>>>I.E. What number was it?
>>It hasn't been announced yet... but from what little information
>>that is available, i.e. The Oregonian newspaper article, the
>>exponent must be =at least= 6,643,859.
>>Eric
