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Canonical Representation Of Factorisations

  1. Factorisations are given from smallest to largest factor, with a period '.' separating factors.
  2. Multiplicity of factors is indicated with the carat '^' in ascii tradition for the text version of the tables but not the HTML version.
  3. The backslash '\' is used to indicate continuation of a line, the decimal digit representation of the number does not stop but continues on the next line as if no break had occured. This can sometimes make for bad breaks, but such is life.

Notation Used In The Tables

  1. Composite exponents are in black. C±(b,n) is almost always composite for composite exponent. The rare exceptions are the Generalised Fermat primes C+(b,n) with b even and n a power of 2.
  2. Prime exponents are coloured orange. C±(b,n) is usually composite in this case too.
  3. C±(b,n) primes are coloured green. Ignoring n=1 cases, they can only occur for n prime in C−(2,n) (Mersenne primes) and the Generalised Fermat primes.
  4. Unfactored composites are coloured red. No factors for these composites is known.
  5. Hyperlinked numbers occur in previous exponents in the same or related table.
  6. #Fac is the number of (non distinct) prime factors in the expression.
  7. A plussed #Fac means that more prime factors exist but they are unknown due to a unfactored composite in the expression.

Factored Expressions