"Sierpinski number" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Sierpinski numbers [plural]
Etymology: Named after Polish mathematician Wacław Sierpiński. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|mathematician||||}} mathematician, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Wacław Sierpiński}} Wacław Sierpiński, {{named-after|en|Wacław Sierpiński|nat=Polish|occ=mathematician|wplink==}} Named after Polish mathematician Wacław Sierpiński Head templates: {{en-noun}} Sierpinski number (plural Sierpinski numbers)
  1. (number theory) An odd natural number k such that k×2ⁿ+1 is composite for all natural numbers n. Wikipedia link: Sierpinski number Categories (topical): Number theory
    Sense id: en-Sierpinski_number-en-noun-~8uFt583 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, number-theory, sciences

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