Sierpinski number

English

Etymology

Named after Polish mathematician Wacław Sierpiński.

Noun

Sierpinski number (plural Sierpinski numbers)

(number theory) An odd natural number k such that $k\times 2^{n}+1$ is composite for all natural numbers n.

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