Re: intent of package seti@home
On Thu, Apr 22, 1999 at 07:39:40AM -0700, Joel Klecker wrote:
> BTW, if anyone is looking for something to use your idle CPU time for
> that at least lets you see the source, see
> <http://www.mersenne.org/prime.htm>.
And while finding the 38th Mersenne number, you may find the 38th perfect
number[1], too!
Sorry, but if you don't get this joke you'll need a refresh lecture on
number theory :)
Marcus
[1] A number n is perfect if the sum of all its divisors is 2*n.
For example, 1|6, 2|6, 3|6 6|6, 1+2+3+6=12=2*6.
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