Gaussian Mersenne norm
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Definitions and NotesBut what if we switch to the Gaussian integers, are there any Gaussian Mersenne primes? That is, are there any Gaussian primes of the form bn-1? If so, then b-1 would have to be a unit. The Gaussian integers have four units: 1, -1, i, and ±i. If b-1 is 1, then we get the usual Mersenne primes. If b-1 = -1, then bn-1 is -1, so there are no primes here! Finally if b-1 = ±i, then we get the conjugate pairs of numbers (1 ±i) n-1 with norms
and these can be prime!
It is easy to show that a Gaussian integer a+bi is a Gaussian prime if and only if its norm
N(a + bi) = a2+b2
is prime or b=0 and a is a prime congruent to 3 (mod 4). For example, the prime factors of two are 1+i and 1-i, both of which have norm 2. So we have the following result:
Theorem. (1-i)n-1 is Gaussian Mersenne prime if and only if n is 2, or n is odd and the norm
is a rational prime.
These norms have been repeatedly studied as part of the effort to factor 2n-1 because they occur as factors in Aurifeuillian factorization
24m-2 + 1 = (22m-1 + 2m + 1) (22m-1 - 2m + 1).
So the first 23 examples of Gaussian Mersennes norms can be found in table 2LM of [BLSTW88], 21 of these were known by the early 1960's. These correspond to the Gaussian Mersenne primes (1 - i)n-1 for the following values of n:
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 19, 29, 47, 73, 79, 113, 151, 157, 163, 167, 239, 241, 283, 353, 367, 379, 457, 997.
Much earlier, the mathematician Landry devoted a good part of his life to factoring 2n+1 and finally found the factorization of 258+1 in 1869 (so he was essentially the first to find the Gaussian Mersenne with n=29). Just ten years later, Aurifeuille found the above factorization, which would have made Landry's massive effort trivial [KR98, p. 37]! In all the Cunningham project's papers and books, beginning with [CW25], these Gaussian Mersenne norms have assumed a major role.
Mike Oakes, who apparantly originated the approach we used above in the early 1970's, has recently extended the list of known Gaussian Mersennes dramatically. We now know (1-i)n-1 is prime for the following values of n:
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 19, 29, 47, 73, 79, 113, 151, 157, 163, 167, 239, 241, 283, 353, 367, 379, 457, 997, 1367, 3041, 10141, 14699, 27529, 49207, 77291, 85237, 106693, 160423 and 203789.Gaussian Mersennes share many properties with the regular Mersennes and Oakes suggests they occur with the same density.
Record Primes of this Type
>rank prime digits who when comment 1 215317227 + 27658614 + 1 4610945 L5123 Jul 2020 Gaussian Mersenne norm 41?, generalized unique 2 24792057 - 22396029 + 1 1442553 L3839 Apr 2014 Gaussian Mersenne norm 40?, generalized unique 3 23704053 + 21852027 + 1 1115032 L3839 Sep 2014 Gaussian Mersenne norm 39?, generalized unique 4 21667321 - 2833661 + 1 501914 L137 Jan 2011 Gaussian Mersenne norm 38?, generalized unique 5 21203793 - 2601897 + 1 362378 L192 Sep 2006 Gaussian Mersenne norm 37, generalized unique 6 2991961 - 2495981 + 1 298611 x28 Nov 2005 Gaussian Mersenne norm 36, generalized unique 7 2364289 - 2182145 + 1 109662 p58 Jun 2001 Gaussian Mersenne norm 35, generalized unique 8 2203789 + 2101895 + 1 61347 O Sep 2000 Gaussian Mersenne norm 34, generalized unique 9 2160423 - 280212 + 1 48293 O Sep 2000 Gaussian Mersenne norm 33, generalized unique 10 2106693 + 253347 + 1 32118 O Sep 2000 Gaussian Mersenne norm 32, generalized unique 11 285237 + 242619 + 1 25659 x16 Aug 2000 Gaussian Mersenne norm 31, generalized unique 12 277291 + 238646 + 1 23267 O Sep 2000 Gaussian Mersenne norm 30, generalized unique 13 249207 - 224604 + 1 14813 x16 Jul 2000 Gaussian Mersenne norm 29, generalized unique 14 227529 - 213765 + 1 8288 O Sep 2000 Gaussian Mersenne norm 28, generalized unique 15 214699 + 27350 + 1 4425 O Sep 2000 Gaussian Mersenne norm 27, generalized unique 16 210141 + 25071 + 1 3053 O Sep 2000 Gaussian Mersenne norm 26, generalized unique
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