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From: doug@arizona.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.math
Subject: Mersenne Oops...
Message-ID: <5585@arizona.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 21-Oct-83 14:50:15 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 21 14:50:15 1983
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Line 2 should read ((2^n)-1)*(2^(n-1)) is perfect if (2^n)-1 is prime.  It
would be very nice if Euclid, Bachet de Mezirac, et al had proven this in
both directions rather that  the "if" case only...

My appologies
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