15,877/Historical Note

Historical Note on $15 \, 877$

The number $15 \, 877 \# - 1$ was demonstrated to be prime by Chris K. Caldwell in $1995$.

Sources

• 1995: Chris K. Caldwell: On the Primality of $n! \pm 1$ and $2 \cdot 3 \cdot 5 \cdots p \pm 1$ (Math. Comp. Vol. 64: pp. 889 – 890)  www.jstor.org/stable/2153458

• 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $15,877 \# - 1$