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Mersenne number history begins with Euclid studying numbers of the form 2^p - 1, which he proved generated perfect numbers, though these numbers are named for Marin Mersenne who made a famous conjecture in 1644 on which exponents p result in a prime number. Early Mersenne primes were known to the ancients, but the full verification of Mersenne's conjecture required centuries of mathematical development and the advent of computers, with the last of his predicted primes, 2^257 - 1, being confirmed in 1952 and the first few (Mersenne primes) M2, M3, M5, and M7 were known in antiquity.

Marin Mersenne (1588-1648)
1644:.
The French monk Marin Mersenne made a famous conjecture, proposing that Mersenne numbers 2^p - 1 would be prime for certain prime exponents p.
Mersenne's Conjecture:
He claimed primes would exist for p = 2, 3, 5, 7, 13, 17, 19, 31, 67, 127, and 257.

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11x11=121
111x111=12321
1111x1111=1234321
11111x11111=123454321
111111x111111=12345654321
1111111x1111111=1234567654321
11111111x11111111=123456787654321
111111111x111111111=12345678987654321.

25 × 92 = 2592

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Famous Mathematician quiz. Want to give it a try.?

Part 1.

1.) This famous Greek mathematician, and author of The Elements, is known as the “Father of Geometry.”
2.) This famous English mathematician is often credited as the inventor of calculus also had a deep interest in alchemy, spending many years of his life conducting secret experiments in the hope of discovering the fabled Philosopher’s Stone.
3.)This famous German mathematician is best known for his contributions in the field of statistics and the Gaussian distribution, which we know today as the normal distribution curve.
4.) This famous mathematician and philosopher developed the Cartesian coordinate system in the 17th-century.
5.) This famous German mathematician has a rival claim to Sir Issac Newton as the inventor of calculus.

Question 2. Joey had 6 siblings. All of them were born 2 years apart. The youngest is Chloe who is only 7 years old while Joey is the eldest. Calculate Joey’s age.

a.12
b.18
c.22
d.19

Question 1. If 1=3, 2=3, 3=5, 4=4; 5=4, then 6=?

a.2
b.5
c.3
d.4

Two girls were born to the same mother, at the same time, on the same day, in the same month and the same year and yet somehow they’re not twins. Why not?

Which 3 numbers have the same answer whether they’re added or multiplied together?