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From: rjnoe@ihlts.UUCP (Roger Noe)
Newsgroups: net.math
Subject: Mersenne primes and perfect numbers
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Date: Tue, 11-Oct-83 11:28:21 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 11 11:28:21 1983
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There are somewhere between 25 and 30 Mersenne primes known, right?
Can someone mail or post a list of them?  (Answers in the form Mnnnnnn
are just fine.)  Which ones are proven, when (except the smallest ones,
obviously) and by whom?  Which ones are speculated on and currently
under investigation?  Additionally, how many perfect numbers are known
and what are they?  Proven when and by whom?  Speculated?

Thanks much for any info.
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		Roger Noe		...ihnp4!ihlts!rjnoe