Number Theory
Intermediate
Mersenne Number
Numbers one less than a power of two.
Formula
Variables
pExponent
Example
M_7 = 127 (prime)
Did You Know?
The largest known primes are all Mersenne primes, one form 2^p−1 with over 24 million digits.
Numbers one less than a power of two.
M_7 = 127 (prime)
The largest known primes are all Mersenne primes, one form 2^p−1 with over 24 million digits.