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Riesel number
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A Riesel number is a value of k such that k•2n-1 is always composite for all natural numbers.
Using the same method presented in the Sierpiński problem article, Hans Riesel found in 1956 that 509203•2n-1 is always composite.
In order to demonstrate whether 509203 is the smallest Riesel number or not (the Riesel problem 1), a distributed computing project was created named Riesel Sieve.
See also
- Riesel and Proth Prime Database
- Riesel problem 1
- Riesel prime
- 15,000 Riesel numbers in the sequence A101036 in OEIS
- Riesel numbers
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