3 3972 New member Joined Jan 11, 2016 Messages 1 Jan 11, 2016 #1 Can one prove by any way that the number x = 10506 - 10253 - 1 is a prime number? Can someone see if someone has proven that this is a prime number? Regards.
Can one prove by any way that the number x = 10506 - 10253 - 1 is a prime number? Can someone see if someone has proven that this is a prime number? Regards.
stapel Super Moderator Staff member Joined Feb 4, 2004 Messages 16,550 Jan 13, 2016 #2 3972 said: Can one prove by any way that the number x = 10506 - 10253 - 1 is a prime number? Can someone see if someone has proven that this is a prime number? Click to expand... I'm not sure... But Wolfram Alpha (here) confirms that the number is indeed prime.
3972 said: Can one prove by any way that the number x = 10506 - 10253 - 1 is a prime number? Can someone see if someone has proven that this is a prime number? Click to expand... I'm not sure... But Wolfram Alpha (here) confirms that the number is indeed prime.
