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Fermat-Lucas Number

A number of the form 2^n-1 obtained by setting x=1 in a Fermat-Lucas polynomial, more commonly known as a Mersenne number.

See also

Mersenne Number

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References

Shorey, T. N. and Stewart, C. L. "On Divisors of Fermat, Fibonacci, Lucas and Lehmer Numbers, 2." J. London Math. Soc. 23, 17-23, 1981.Stewart, C. L. "On Divisors of Fermat, Fibonacci, Lucas and Lehmer Numbers." Proc. London Math. Soc. 35, 425-447, 1977.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Fermat-Lucas Number." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Fermat-LucasNumber.html

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