Definitions for "Mersenne prime"
Keywords:  prime, integer, number, implying, less
A Mersenne number that is prime.
Mersenne number which is prime. In order for 2^n - 1 to be prime, n itself must be prime. Only 40 Mersenne primes are known; they include the very largest known primes. Much more information about Mersenne primes is available here; an Internet-based project to search for more of them is here.
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