Mathematician:R.E. Powers

American mathematician who discovered the 10th and 11th Mersenne primes $$2^{89} - 1$$ (in 1911) and $$2^{107} - 1$$ in 1914.

In 1916, he determined that $$2^{241} - 1$$ is composite.

Very little is known about R. E. Powers. He lived in Denver, Colorado from at least 1911 to 1916.

Nationality
American

History

 * Born: Unknown
 * Died: Unknown

Publications

 * 1911: The Tenth Perfect Number
 * 1916: Certain Composite Mersenne's Numbers

Also see
Chris Caldwell's website The Prime Pages.

Links to Powers' original papers.