Lucas–Lehmer test

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf primality test
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Mersenne_numbers
gptkbp:category gptkb:mathematics
gptkbp:complexity O(p^2)
gptkbp:countryOfPublication gptkb:French
gptkbp:field number theory
gptkbp:firstPublished 1878
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lucas–Lehmer test
gptkbp:initialValue s_0 = 4
gptkbp:input prime number p
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Édouard_Lucas
gptkb:Derrick_Henry_Lehmer
gptkbp:notableFor Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search
gptkbp:output whether 2^p - 1 is prime
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Lucas_sequence
primality testing
Mersenne prime
gptkbp:step uses recurrence relation s_n = s_{n-1}^2 - 2
gptkbp:supportsAlgorithm deterministic
gptkbp:testCondition s_{p-2} ≡ 0 mod (2^p - 1)
gptkbp:usedFor determining if a Mersenne number is prime
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lucas_primality_test
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8