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This program is used to find Mersenne Prime numbers as part of Great
Internet Mersenne Prime Search initiative (GIMPS) since 1996.  See
http://primes.utm.edu/mersenne/index.html for a description
of Mersenne primes.

Mersenne number can be proved composite (not prime) by either finding
a factor or by running a Lucas-Lehmer primality test.

To use this program you must agree to the terms and conditions, prize
rules, etc. at https://www.mersenne.org/legal/.

WWW: https://www.mersenne.org/