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Part (b). So, this is from the introduction of a discreet math book, How to Prove it, idk where to even start with this, and figure that since it's part of the 1st question in the intro that I should know how to do it. But, alas.

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[โ€“] jbrains@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What do you know about Mersenne numbers?

[โ€“] h3mlocke@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

Just a bit, but mostly from this chapter so far.