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Dated status and exact unresolved remainder

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Unresolved in this packet after the dated source check. Strongest checked result: GIMPS lists 52 known Mersenne primes, with the latest M_136279841 and provisional ordering because an interval has not been exhausted. This expanding finite list does not prove infinitude. Exact unresolved remainder: Prove that infinitely many prime exponents p make 2^p-1 prime, or prove that only finitely many do.

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Recorded status: reported

Recorded scope: No scope is recorded.

Originating problem: Infinitely many Mersenne primes

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Authored title
Dated status and exact unresolved remainder
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claim
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reported
Evidence grade
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2Authored explanation

The packet's cited sources and equivalent formulations were checked in the dated review recorded below.

Strongest checked result: GIMPS lists 52 known Mersenne primes, with the latest M_136279841 and provisional ordering because an interval has not been exhausted. This expanding finite list does not prove infinitude.

Exact unresolved remainder: Prove that infinitely many prime exponents p make 2^p-1 prime, or prove that only finitely many do.

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3Evidence

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Verification source: www.mersenne.org ↗, current known-primes table and provisional-ranking note

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