Titanic Sophie Germain Prime/Mistake 1

Source Work

1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.):

The Dictionary

$39,051 \times 2^{6001} - 1$

Mistake

$39,051 \times 2^{6001} - 1 \qquad \qquad$ [$1811$ digits]

Correction

There are in fact $1812$ digits in this number, not $1811$.

Sources

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