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If <math>p\ </math> is a prime number and <math>2\cdot p + 1</math> is a prime number too, then we call <math>p\ </math> a '''Sophie Germain prime'''. The Sophie Germain prime is named after the mathematician [[Marie-Sophie Germain]]. | If <math>p\ </math> is a prime number and <math>2\cdot p + 1</math> is a prime number too, then we call <math>p\ </math> a '''Sophie Germain prime'''. The Sophie Germain prime is named after the mathematician [[Marie-Sophie Germain]]. | ||
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Revision as of 14:41, 23 February 2009
If is a prime number and is a prime number too, then we call a Sophie Germain prime. The Sophie Germain prime is named after the mathematician Marie-Sophie Germain.
