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IthMersenne

  

Mersenne exponents

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

Description

Examples

Compatibility

Calling Sequence

IthMersenne(i)

Parameters

i

-

positive integer

Description

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The IthMersenne(i) command returns the ith smallest number n such that 2n1 is known to be prime.

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If 2n1 is prime, then it is said to be a Mersenne prime.

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There are currently 51 known Mersenne primes, but the rankings of the forty-fifth to fiftieth Mersenne primes are provisional, since there might be undiscovered Mersenne primes greater than the forty-fourth but less than the fiftieth.

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An error will be displayed if i is greater than 51.

Examples

withNumberTheory:

IthMersenne1

2

(1)

IthMersenne35

1398269

(2)

IthMersenne49

74207281

(3)

IthMersenne52

Error, (in NumberTheory:-IthMersenne) only 51 Mersenne primes are known

Compatibility

• 

The NumberTheory[IthMersenne] command was introduced in Maple 2016.

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For more information on Maple 2016 changes, see Updates in Maple 2016.

See Also

NumberTheory

NumberTheory[IsMersenne]