WHAT is the EXPONENT for M48?!
 

WHY on Earth are you keeping the exponent secret? I want to know that exponent BEFORE the end of the double-checks!

[QUOTE=Stargate38;326207]WHY on Earth are you keeping the exponent secret? I want to know that exponent BEFORE the end of the double-checks![/QUOTE]

Who on earth even said M48?

[QUOTE=Stargate38;326207][B]WHAT is the EXPONENT for M48?![/B]

WHY on Earth are you keeping the exponent secret? I want to know that exponent BEFORE the end of the double-checks![/QUOTE]
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the EXPONENT for M48 is 48, I think.

No! Not 2[sup]48[/sup]-1! I want to know the exponent for the current 48th Mersenne prime candidate!

[QUOTE=Stargate38;326236]No! Not 2[sup]48[/sup]-1! I want to know the exponent for the current 48th Mersenne prime candidate![/QUOTE]

:loco::ouch1:

[QUOTE=Stargate38;326236]No! Not 2[sup]48[/sup]-1! I want to know the exponent for the current 48th Mersenne prime candidate![/QUOTE]Wish in one hand, spit in the other and see what you get the most of.

[QUOTE=Batalov;326213]the EXPONENT for M48 is 48, I think.[/QUOTE]

Lol, I see the report post button, but I need a button for report post as awesome!

[QUOTE=Stargate38;326236]No! Not 2[sup]48[/sup]-1! I want to know the exponent for the current 48th Mersenne prime candidate![/QUOTE]

I want my mummy...
Grow up and wait as the rest of us.

I think I *might* have found it, but no way to know for sure. My encrypted guess is: 1B20E47F7E

[QUOTE=Uncwilly;326238]Wish in one hand, spit in the other and see what you get the most of.[/QUOTE]

If wishes were horses we'd all be eating steak.

[QUOTE=Dubslow;326037]There are better ways to write a script to find the exponent in question.[/QUOTE]

Well... it's quite difficult. But I was able to narrow it down to a few hundred exponents. And I'm sure there are many improvements that could be made to the script.