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050 4 _aQA
100 1 _aSlowinski, David
245 1 4 _aThe 32nd Mersenne Prime :
_bPredicted by Mersenne
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c1993
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aMath
500 _aRelease date is 1993-06-01
520 _a"The 32nd Mersenne Prime" by David Slowinski is a scientific publication likely written in the early 21st century. The text appears to delve into the discovery of a significant prime number, specifically the 32nd Mersenne Prime, highlighting its mathematical importance and the computational power involved in verifying its existence. The opening of the work presents the discovery of the 32nd Mersenne Prime in February 1993, attributing the breakthrough to the efforts surrounding Andrew Wiles' proof of Fermat's Last Theorem. The Mersenne number, represented in a lengthy numeric form, showcases the scale of what the author describes, indicating not just the numerical value but also the process required to compute such a prime number. This section serves as an introduction to the complexity of prime numbers and the excitement surrounding significant mathematical milestones, potentially engaging readers interested in number theory and computational mathematics. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aNumbers, Prime
653 _aNumber theory
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69
999 _c42221
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