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What is the smallest mersenne number?
The smallest Mersenne number is 2.
Who was Marin Mersenne?
Marin Mersenne (1588-1648) was a monk in France who studied science, especially mathematics. He made some important discoveries in mathematics and musical theory. Some people suggest that his most important contribution to science and mathematics was his correspondence with other scholars. His work on prime numbers of the form 2n-1 resulted in their being known as Mersenne primes.
Why are mersenne numbers always odd?
A Mersenne number is one less than a positive power of two. Since the positive power of two is always even, one less than that is always odd.
What does 2 to power n minus 1 calculate?
Oh, dude, 2 to the power of n minus 1 calculates the largest Mersenne prime number less than 2 to the power of n. It's like the cool kid of prime numbers, you know? Just strutting around, being all big and powerful. So yeah, that's what it does.
How did sum 41 come up with there name?
they formed it on the 41st day of summer so they called it sum 41
