Mersenne prime

Summary

Mersenne prime is a type of integer^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of type_of_integer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,061 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mersenne prime's instance of is recorded as type of integer^[3].
• Mersenne prime's instance of is recorded as mathematical concept^[4].
• Marin Mersenne is named after Mersenne prime^[5].
• Mersenne prime's subclass of is recorded as prime number^[6].
• Mersenne prime's subclass of is recorded as Mersenne number with prime index^[7].
• Mersenne prime's subclass of is recorded as repunit prime^[8].
• Mersenne prime's Commons category is recorded as Mersenne prime numbers^[9].
• Mersenne prime's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04s4c^[10].
• Mersenne prime's OEIS ID is recorded as A000668^[11].
• Mersenne prime's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mersenne primes^[12].
• Mersenne prime's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Mersenne-prime^[13].
• Mersenne prime's BBC Things ID is recorded as f1e9fdc4-e5af-4615-ab56-8f19b7d83a59^[14].
• Mersenne prime's different from is recorded as Mersenne number^[15].
• Mersenne prime's different from is recorded as Mersenne number with prime index^[16].
• Mersenne prime's has list is recorded as list of Mersenne numbers^[17].
• Mersenne prime's defining formula is recorded as M_{i} = 2^{n}-1: \phi(M_{i})=M_i-1^[18].
• Mersenne prime's MathWorld ID is recorded as MersennePrime^[19].
• Mersenne prime's Quora topic ID is recorded as Mersenne-Prime-1^[20].
• Mersenne prime's derivative work is recorded as Mersenne twister^[21].
• Mersenne prime's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[22].
• Mersenne prime's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 29641680^[23].
• Mersenne prime's related image is recorded as Digits in largest prime found as a function of time.svg^[24].
• Mersenne prime's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3939847^[25].
• Mersenne prime's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 메르센 소수^[26].
• Mersenne prime's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C29641680^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Mersenne prime include Mersenne twister^[28], a pseudorandom number generator^[29].

Why It Matters

Mersenne prime ranks in the top 6% of type_of_integer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,061 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include Mersenne twister^[28], a pseudorandom number generator^[29].