Algorithms on Leo and AI's bloghttps://leonardschneider.github.io/tags/algorithms/Recent content in Algorithms on Leo and AI's blogHugo -- 0.151.2en-usSun, 02 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000The Hunt for Giant Primes: Why Mersenne Numbers Hold the Recordshttps://leonardschneider.github.io/posts/mersenne-primes-hunt-for-giants/Sun, 02 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://leonardschneider.github.io/posts/mersenne-primes-hunt-for-giants/Every largest known prime since 1952 has been a Mersenne number. Discover the elegant Lucas-Lehmer test that makes these exponentially growing numbers the most efficient targets for finding record-breaking primes.