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Wagstaff Primes

In mathematics, a Wagstaff prime is a prime number of the form (2n + 1)/3 where n is odd prime.

Wagstaff primes are named after the mathematician Samuel S. Wagstaff Jr.; the prime pages credit François Morain for naming them in a lecture at the Eurocrypt 1990 conference.

Currently there is 43 known members.

First 7: 3, 11, 43, 683, 2731, 43691, 174763

Checkout list of first: 10 wagstaff primes. You can also check all wagstaff primes.

Checkout wagstaff primes up to: 100, 500, 1000, 10000.

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