English Explanatory Dictionary

Sierpinski number

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An odd natural number k such that k×2ⁿ+1 is composite for all natural numbers n.

Word forms

Sierpinski number Sierpinski numbers

Etymology

Named after Polish mathematician Wacław Sierpiński.

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