M40 Again!!!! - Page 5

pakaran · 2003-11-18, 19:41

Quote:

Originally posted by GP2
I think I know what M40 is.

Here's my "encrypted" prediction:

40618373

This is NOT the exponent. It's not even prime.

After the number is announced, I'll explain the meaning of "40618373". But only if I'm right

How did you arrive at your prediction?

PrimeCruncher · 2003-11-18, 19:45

Quote:

Originally posted by gbvalor
Now it runs at 0.047 sec/iter

AUGH! NOT ANOTHER 47 REFERENCE!!

Do some searching on the web and you'll understand. It's a conspiracy I tell you!

Paulie · 2003-11-18, 19:56

Quote:

Originally posted by GP2
I think I know what M40 is.

Here's my "encrypted" prediction:

40618373

This is NOT the exponent. It's not even prime.

After the number is announced, I'll explain the meaning of "40618373". But only if I'm right

Hope it's not something obvious like squared and xor'd with the bad prime canidate from before.

Why not just encrypt it with DES, probably take 10 days for someone to crack it.

PrimeCruncher · 2003-11-18, 20:04

November seems to be our lucky month. Of the 6 mersenne primes found by GIMPS (assuming M40 not composite), 3 were in November.

gbvalor · 2003-11-18, 21:00

Hey, the inquirer http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=12732 has published the new.

It seems there is a great expectation.

Guillermo

Xyzzy · 2003-11-18, 21:04

I wonder who alerted these news agencies about this? I thought we were supposed to let George do the announcing?

pakaran · 2003-11-18, 21:13

Quote:

Originally posted by Xyzzy
I wonder who alerted these news agencies about this? I thought we were supposed to let George do the announcing?

That's a very good question.

pakaran · 2003-11-18, 21:39

George, how about next time not leaving the exponent completely out of the server results file, AND out of the found factors file, while exponents in its range are in both?

Another encrypted result, though the encryption scheme is no more rational than the first:

10997553

Paulie · 2003-11-18, 21:39

Could just be a reporter is a GIMPS member. This has been news before, so it's not like it's just poping out into the universe like a 4 quark meson. :) :)

Paulie · 2003-11-18, 21:41

Taking it out of the data files would ring too many bells, making it easier to find if anything. :D

pakaran · 2003-11-18, 21:42

Quote:

Originally posted by Paulie
Taking it out of the data files would ring too many bells, making it easier to find if anything. :D

Yep, but it's not in the data files (besides the nofactor file).

EDIT: that by itself isn't a problem, but the correct exponent isn't listed as either done or in progress on the server, when its neighbors are being processed.

2003-11-18, 20:04	#48
PrimeCruncher Sep 2003 Borg HQ, Delta Quadrant 2·3³·13 Posts	November seems to be our lucky month. Of the 6 mersenne primes found by GIMPS (assuming M40 not composite), 3 were in November.

2003-11-18, 21:00	#49
gbvalor Aug 2002 3·37 Posts	Hey, the inquirer http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=12732 has published the new. It seems there is a great expectation. Guillermo

2003-11-18, 21:04	#50
Xyzzy "Mike" Aug 2002 2³·3·11·31 Posts	I wonder who alerted these news agencies about this? I thought we were supposed to let George do the announcing?

2003-11-18, 21:39	#52
pakaran Aug 2002 3·83 Posts	George, how about next time not leaving the exponent completely out of the server results file, AND out of the found factors file, while exponents in its range are in both? Another encrypted result, though the encryption scheme is no more rational than the first: 10997553

2003-11-18, 21:39	#53
Paulie Aug 2002 223 Posts	Could just be a reporter is a GIMPS member. This has been news before, so it's not like it's just poping out into the universe like a 4 quark meson. :) :)

2003-11-18, 21:41	#54
Paulie Aug 2002 11011111₂ Posts	Taking it out of the data files would ring too many bells, making it easier to find if anything. :D