# Mathematician:David Slowinski

## Mathematician

American mathematician who has discovered of several of the largest known Mersenne primes.

He has also written several textbooks on the subject.

## Mersenne primes discovered

 $\text {(27)}: \quad$ $\displaystyle M_{44 \, 497}$ $:$ $\displaystyle 2^{44 \, 497} − 1$ 8 Apr 1979 with Harry Lewis Nelson $\text {(28)}: \quad$ $\displaystyle M_{86 \, 243}$ $:$ $\displaystyle 2^{86 \, 243} − 1$ 25 Sept 1982 $\text {(30)}: \quad$ $\displaystyle M_{132 \, 049}$ $:$ $\displaystyle 2^{132 \, 049} − 1$ 19 Sept 1983 $\text {(31)}: \quad$ $\displaystyle M_{216 \, 091}$ $:$ $\displaystyle 2^{216 \, 091} − 1$ 1 Sept 1985 $\text {(32)}: \quad$ $\displaystyle M_{756 \, 839}$ $:$ $\displaystyle 2^{756 \, 839} − 1$ 19 Feb 1992 with Paul Gage $\text {(33)}: \quad$ $\displaystyle M_{859 \, 433}$ $:$ $\displaystyle 2^{859 \, 433} − 1$ 4 Jan 1994 with Paul Gage $\text {(34)}: \quad$ $\displaystyle M_{1 \, 257 \, 787}$ $:$ $\displaystyle 2^{1 \, 257 \, 787} − 1$ 3 Sept 1996 with Paul Gage