Marin
The first four Mersenne primes are 2, 3, 5, and 7.
The first four Mersenne prime numbers are 2, 3, 5, and 7.
Aryabhata
The First Pure Mathematician
The smallest Mersenne number is 2.
The second Mersenne number is 3.
2 is the lowest Mersenne prime.
Mersenne numbers are named after the French monk Marin Mersenne who studied them in the early 17th century.
2 to the power of 2 is NOT the second Mersenne number. The second Mersenne number is 3, derived from the Mersenne algorithm 22 - 1 = 3.
Family name of German mathematician (1831-1916). His first name is Richard.
A Mersenne number is a number that can be written as 2n - 1. A Mersenne prime is a Mersenne number that is a prime number. Here are some Mersenne primes: 22 - 1 = 3 23 - 1 = 7 25 - 1 = 31 27 - 1 = 127
A Mersenne number is a number of the form 2n-1. When this number is prime, it is known as a Mersenne prime.A Mersenne prime has the form 2n-1. For 2n-1 to be prime, n must also be prime. Examples are the Mersenne prime 7 (23 - 1 = 7) and the Mersenne prime 127 (27 - 1 = 127)