SOLUTION: Find the greatest positive prime factor of 2^20 - 1.

Algebra.Com
Question 242459: Find the greatest positive prime factor of 2^20 - 1.
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
= 41
RELATED QUESTIONS

Find 4 non-prime positive integers so that the greatest common factor of each pair is 1... (answered by Edwin McCravy)
If p is the greatest prime factor of 34 and q is the greatest prime factor of 90, what is (answered by Edwin McCravy)
find the greatest common factor of 16 and... (answered by stanbon)
March has 31 days. Let S equal the sum of the dates 1 to 31. Find the greatest prime... (answered by ikleyn)
how do you find the greatest common factor of 36,48,50 how do you use a prime number in... (answered by jim_thompson5910)
Write the prime factorization for each number and find their greatest common factor. 63, (answered by rfer,richard1234)
MAT 145: Topics In Contemporary Math Number Theory and Prime Numbers Find the... (answered by MathLover1)
Let the "kernel" of a number be defined as the square of its greatest prime factor. For... (answered by tinbar)