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PrimeNet users can get a
custom report for their account much like the main report,
but tailored to activity by that account only.
Enter your account
information for your individual report. The 'challenge' user
ID is the Entropia.com account, provided as a working
example. It was originally the pool of PrimeNet 2.6
prototype Parallel Test Challenge clients, in 1997.
Lucas-Lehmer assignments
usually start with an asterisk (*) to the right of the
exponent, indicating Prime95 will try to factor the Mersenne
number. If a factor is found, the exponent goes directly to
the Cleared Exponents report. If no factor is found, the
asterisk disappears, and the assignment remains on the list
until the 64-bit Lucas-Lehmer residue is returned. When the
residue is returned, the completed exponent is moved to the
Cleared Exponents report.
Factoring assignments
do early elimination work, and always have a (F) to the right
of the exponent. If a factor is found, the exponent is moved
to the Cleared Exponents report. If no factor is found, the
exponent is released back into the unassigned testing pool
for Lucas-Lehmer testing or further factoring.
Double-check assignments
are identical to Lucas-Lehmer assignments, however a (D) also
appears to the right of the exponent. These comparatively
rare tests recompute earlier residues of questionable
reliability.
A Mersenne Prime
appears with a (P) to the right of the exponent. Discovery of
these rare gems is the purpose of the GIMPS project. If your
computer reports a Mersenne prime to PrimeNet, you will be
contacted via email shortly afterward by the PrimeNet server
and leading Mersenne number researchers. Important:
Worldwide academic research discovery rules apply.
You are obligated to await verification of the discovery and
a press release from George Woltman, before communicating your
discovery. Please ensure your email address is provided in
the PrimeNet user information field.
For a visual representation
of the Mersenne exponent test process, check out the PrimeNet
exponent test cycle.
Edit and save a web browser
bookmark for your account report. Copy and paste the URL
below, then change the values 'youraccountID' and 'yourPW' to
reflect your own account settings:
http://mersenne.org/cgi-bin/primenet_report.pl?UserID=youraccountID&UserPW=yourPW
