tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227172931607686978.post8059077569421255364..comments2023-08-05T07:54:36.424-04:00Comments on Math-Frolic!: Here a Prime, There a Prime"Shecky Riemann"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07065658607024191185noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227172931607686978.post-91041399940120740682013-02-08T04:09:00.531-05:002013-02-08T04:09:00.531-05:00Hi Sketchy!
I think the problem in finding a false...Hi Sketchy!<br />I think the problem in finding a false positive lies in the implementation of the Lucas-Lehmer test. At http://www.mersenne.org/various/math.php you may read:<br /><br /><i>As mentioned in the last paragraph, GIMPS uses floating point FFTs written in highly pipelined, cache friendly assembly language. Since floating point computations are inexact, after every iteration the .mau.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09641196427325175260noreply@blogger.com