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Williams prime
Definition
A Williams number is a natural number of the form (b-1)•bn-1 for integers b ≥ 2 and n ≥ 1.
A Williams prime is a Williams number which is prime.
Generalization
Varying both signs, there're four different types of numbers similiar to Williams numbers.
Lists of primes for bases b and n-values can be found here:
| Type | Category | Table [1] | Smallest [2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| MM: (b-1)•bn-1 | here | here | here[3] |
| MP: (b-1)•bn+1 | here | here | here |
| PM: (b+1)•bn-1 | here | here | here |
| PP: (b+1)•bn+1 | here | here | here [4] |
Notes
- ↑ The table contains only bases which are included as a separate page.
- ↑ The list of smallest primes of any base is an ASCII file for 2 ≤ b ≤ 1024. For unknown values only the base is given.
- ↑ The list contains values for 2 ≤ b ≤ 2049.
- ↑ Values for bases b ≡ 1 mod 3 are always divisible by 3, so not listed here.
External links
- H. C. Williams: "The primality of certain integers of the form 2Ar^n-1", Acta Arith. 39 (1981), 7-17
- A. Stein, H. C. Williams: "Explicit primality criteria for (p−1)pn−1", Math. Comp. 69 (2000), 1721-1734
- Steven Harvey: Search for Williams primes: only Type MM (b-1)•bn-1 for 3 ≤ b ≤ 1019, 1 ≤ n ≤ 512 and 1020 ≤ b ≤ 2049, 1 ≤ n ≤ 100 and some higher (2006-2019)
- Mauro Fiorentini: Type MM, Type MP, Type PM, Type PP for 0 ≤ n ≤ 1000 (mostly) and 1 ≤ b ≤ 1000 (2016)
- Eric Chen: Thread at MersenneForum including dual forms for 0 ≤ n ≤ 5000 and 1 ≤ b ≤ 64 and some higher (2016-2019)
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