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#1 2009-03-04 10:05:59
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Prime and Composite Numbers
I just re-did the Prime and Composite Numbers page.
Any comments or suggestions?
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#2 2009-03-04 10:47:58
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Re: Prime and Composite Numbers
I didnt find anything wrong with that page, but I followed a link to this page and noticed this.
Euclid proved that 2[sup]n−1[/sup](2[sup]n[/sup]−1) is an even perfect number when 2[sup]n[/sup]-1 is a Mersenne prime. These are now called Euclid numbers
Are you sure??
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#3 2009-03-05 17:59:28
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Re: Prime and Composite Numbers
Thanks Jane, I will look into it.
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