Lucas-Lehmer-Riesel test

proper noun

A primality test for numbers of the form N = k · 2ⁿ − 1 with odd k < 2ⁿ.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Lucas-Lehmer-Riesel test
  1. mathematicsA primality test for numbers of the form N = k · 2ⁿ − 1 with odd k < 2ⁿ.

Origin

Developed by Hans Riesel, based on the Lucas–Lehmer primality test.

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Lucas-Lehmer-Riesel test. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lucas-Lehmer-Riesel%20test

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“Lucas-Lehmer-Riesel test.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lucas-Lehmer-Riesel%20test. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lucas-Lehmer-Riesel test,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lucas-Lehmer-Riesel%20test.

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