A Woodal number is an integer of the form $n 2^{n}-1$.
A Woodal prime is an integer that is both a prime and a Woodal number.
Let $p$ be a prime of the form 1 mod 4.
Then $p 2^{p} -1$ is never a ( Woodal ) prime.
How to prove this ?
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A Woodal number is an integer of the form $n 2^{n}-1$. A Woodal prime is an integer that is both a prime and a Woodal number. Let $p$ be a prime of the form 1 mod 4. Then $p 2^{p} -1$ is never a ( Woodal ) prime. How to prove this ? |
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