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Double Mersenne prime
A double Mersenne prime in number theory is a double Mersenne number which is also prime. A Mersenne prime is a number of the form
- Mn = 2n - 1
which is prime. This implies that n is also prime. If
is also prime, it is called a double Mersenne prime.
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