English Explanatory Dictionary

Proth number

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any number of the form k·2ⁿ + 1, where k is odd, n is a positive integer, and 2ⁿ > k.

Word forms

Proth number Proth numbers

Etymology

After French mathematician François Proth (1852-1879).

Related words

Sierpinski number
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