The first four Mersenne prime numbers are 2, 3, 5, and 7.
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M10=2^10-1=1023
Two is a Mersenne prime because it follows the algorithm 2n - 1 to produce the prime number 3 (22 - 1 = 4 -1 = 3).* * * * *Mersenne primes can be defined in two equivalent ways:Numbers of the form 2n - 1 where n is a primeor where the number 2n - 1 is itself a prime.The more commonly accepted definition is the second one. Thus n = 2 gives the smallest Mersenne prime, which is 3.But, since n = 2 gives a result that is prime, it is also sometimes referred to as a Mersenne prime.
2,3,5,7
2, 3, 5, And 7 are the first 4 prime numbers
The first four prime numbers after 3 are: 5, 7, 11, 13