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Meaning of Carol number | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An integer of the form 4ⁿ-2ⁿ⁺¹-1.

Examples

Mathematically, it is actually interesting in all sorts of ways, being both a Keith number and a Carol number.”
“[…] 7. There are 47 occurrences of 47 in the first thousand prime numbers. 8. The atomic number of Silver is 47. 9. It is a Carol number. […]”
“In 2007 the largest Carol number was found for n = 253987, consisting of 152916 digits, by using the programs MultiSieve and PrimeFormGW.”
For ngt;2, the binary representation of the n-th Carol number is n-2 consecutive unities, a single zero in the middle, and n#43;1 more consecutive unities, or to put it algebraically, #92;textstyle#123;CN(n)#61;#92;sum#95;#123;i#61;1,i#92;nen#43;2#125;#123;2n#125;2#123;i-1”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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