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HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

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The Mersenne Prime Trap

Math Science
8 months ago 11.9K views 0 shares
The Mersenne Prime Trap
The journey from mathematical confidence to existential crisis in three panels! First, we're smugly pointing out that 2¹+1=3, 2²+1=5, and 2⁴+1=17 are all prime numbers. Then we get bolder with 2⁸+1=257 and 2¹⁶+1=65537 (still prime!). But that final panel? Pure mathematical hubris! The claim that ALL numbers of form 2^(2^n)+1 are prime would make Euler roll in his grave. The 5th such number (2^(2^5)+1) has 4,294,967,297 factors! This is the mathematical equivalent of saying "what could possibly go wrong?" right before everything goes catastrophically wrong.

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