Generalized repunit primes
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Abstract:
Generalized repunits have the form $({b^n} - 1)/(b - 1)$. A table of generalized repunit primes and probable primes is presented for b up to 99 and large values of n.References
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Additional Information
- © Copyright 1993 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Math. Comp. 61 (1993), 927-930
- MSC: Primary 11A51
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-1993-1185243-9
- MathSciNet review: 1185243