Factors of a Mersenne number
sub mtest($bits, $p) {
my @bits = $bits.base(2).comb;
loop (my $sq = 1; @bits; $sq %= $p) {
$sq ×= $sq;
$sq += $sq if 1 == @bits.shift;
}
$sq == 1;
}
for flat 2 .. 60, 929 -> $m {
next unless is-prime($m);
my $f = 0;
my $x = 2**$m - 1;
my $q;
for 1..* -> $k {
$q = 2 × $k × $m + 1;
next unless $q % 8 == 1|7 or is-prime($q);
last if $q × $q > $x or $f = mtest($m, $q);
}
say $f ?? "M$m = $x\n\t= $q × { $x div $q }"
!! "M$m = $x is prime";
}Output:
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