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Proth number

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In number theory, a Proth number is a number of the form

N = k•2n+1

where k is an odd positive integer and n is a positive integer such that 2n > k.

Without the condition that 2n > k, all odd integers greater than 1 would be Proth numbers, but most pages lists them, too.

A Proth prime is a Proth number, which is prime.

Cullen numbers (n•2n+1) and Fermat numbers (22n+1) are special forms of Proth numbers.

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