Essays about: "mersenne primes"

Found 1 essay containing the words mersenne primes.

  1. 1. A Prime or Not a Prime? That is the Question

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematik LTH; Lunds universitet/Matematik (naturvetenskapliga fakulteten)

    Author : Vetle Tjora; [2022]
    Keywords : primality testing; Lucas--Lehmer; number theory; cubic reciprocity; Mersenne primes; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : In this survey, we shall prove the Lucas–Lehmer primality test used to find the Mersenne primes. A proof of the Law of Cubic Reciprocity will also be presented, which will be applied in the proof of a generalisation of the Lucas–Lehmer primality test... READ MORE