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I came to this page after reading Erotic Review no 100, a Leyland number according to a contributor. Apart from this I have never heard of them. Thus, as the new broom can I suggest an alteration to the definition. Since 1<x≤y implies the possibility of x=y, 2^2 + 2^2 = 8 would be a smaller LN
235:) 12:19, 5 November 2009 (UTC) I've just done what I should have done before - looked up N. J. A. Sloane. He gives 8 as the smallest Leyland Number. Thus though I prefer my formulation one must go with the flow. The Knowledge list must be changed. 250:
Knowledge already uses the same definition as OEIS and has the same list of Leyland numbers. Perhaps you were looking at the later list of the first prime Leyland numbers. That means Leyland numbers that are also
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was proven to be prime on February, and it is far larger than the one proven in 2012 (7e4 vs 3e4 digits approximately).
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is in the Crandall & Pomerance book. But since their book is so highly esteemed, I think the term will stick.
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Good piece of information. Thanks to all contributors.--
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If so, I guess the article should mention it, right?
101:, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of 209:http://www.leyland.vispa.com/numth/primes/xyyx.htm 227:than 17. Thus it should be strictly 1<x<y. 8: 157:The only reference I can find for the term 277:As far as I understand, the last entry in 47: 19: 211:and created interest in these numbers. 49: 255:. I have added a link to clarify this. 7: 95:This article is within the scope of 38:It is of interest to the following 14: 335:Low-priority mathematics articles 115:Knowledge:WikiProject Mathematics 203:, 16:11, 20 August 2009 (U=TC). 118:Template:WikiProject Mathematics 82: 72: 51: 20: 330:Stub-Class mathematics articles 135:This article has been rated as 1: 315:09:15, 26 November 2023 (UTC) 300:06:54, 16 November 2023 (UTC) 109:and see a list of open tasks. 267:17:13, 5 November 2009 (UTC) 245:12:29, 5 November 2009 (UTC) 284:Do I understand correctly? 273:Larger Leyland prime found? 221:16:41, 20 August 2009 (UTC) 351: 181:04:36, 24 July 2009 (UTC) 166:22:17, 3 April 2006 (UTC) 134: 67: 46: 141:project's priority scale 207:Yes. Paul Leyland made 98:WikiProject Mathematics 28:This article is rated 121:mathematics articles 90:Mathematics portal 34:content assessment 305:Updated. Thanks! 155: 154: 151: 150: 147: 146: 342: 123: 122: 119: 116: 113: 92: 87: 86: 76: 69: 68: 63: 55: 48: 31: 25: 24: 16: 350: 349: 345: 344: 343: 341: 340: 339: 320: 319: 275: 120: 117: 114: 111: 110: 88: 81: 61: 32:on Knowledge's 29: 12: 11: 5: 348: 346: 338: 337: 332: 322: 321: 318: 317: 274: 271: 270: 269: 224: 223: 186:This would be 184: 183: 159:Leyland number 153: 152: 149: 148: 145: 144: 133: 127: 126: 124: 107:the discussion 94: 93: 77: 65: 64: 56: 44: 43: 37: 26: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 347: 336: 333: 331: 328: 327: 325: 316: 312: 308: 304: 303: 302: 301: 297: 293: 288: 285: 282: 280: 272: 268: 264: 260: 257: 254: 253:prime numbers 249: 248: 247: 246: 242: 238: 234: 230: 222: 218: 214: 210: 206: 205: 204: 202: 201: 198: 193: 189: 182: 178: 174: 170: 169: 168: 167: 164: 160: 142: 138: 132: 129: 128: 125: 108: 104: 100: 99: 91: 85: 80: 78: 75: 71: 70: 66: 60: 57: 54: 50: 45: 41: 35: 27: 23: 18: 17: 307:E L Yekutiel 292:E L Yekutiel 289: 286: 283: 276: 225: 195: 188:Paul Leyland 185: 158: 156: 137:Low-priority 136: 96: 62:Low‑priority 40:WikiProjects 259:PrimeHunter 213:PrimeHunter 112:Mathematics 103:mathematics 59:Mathematics 324:Categories 200:Farmbrough 30:Stub-class 279:this list 290:Thanks! 163:PrimeFan 237:Fleapit 229:Fleapit 139:on the 192:NFSNET 173:Su_hit 36:scale. 311:talk 296:talk 263:talk 241:talk 233:talk 217:talk 197:Rich 177:talk 194:? 190:of 131:Low 326:: 313:) 298:) 265:) 243:) 219:) 179:) 309:( 294:( 261:( 239:( 231:( 215:( 175:( 143:. 42::

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