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1) Message boards : Sieving : Sieving algorithm query (Message 116348)
Posted 1892 days ago by Luke Richards

Thanks all, that's very useful. :)

2) Message boards : Sieving : Sieving algorithm query (Message 116326)
Posted 1892 days ago by Luke Richards

Hi all,

I'm an amateur mathematician with a big interest in prime numbers - I've been posting a bit on the Mersenne Forum over the past few months. I was wondering what method/algorithm is used on PrimeGrid projects? Is it a simple case of trial factoring each potential prime up to a certain limit or is there anything more sophisticated about it?

Thanks :)

Luke

3) Message boards : General discussion : A new Mersenne prime was found (50th known) (Message 113464)
Posted 1957 days ago by Luke Richards

Reading this, I found that any finder of a Mersenne Prime is awarded a $3000 Discovery Award (no matter what the size is). I assume there's no such award for anything found on PrimeGrid??

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