What's New: New Features in Version 17.x of Prime95

 

NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 17.x of PRIME95.EXE

New Features in Version 17.2 of Prime95

  1. Faster 2^N+1 ECM factoring
     

New Features in Version 17.1 of Prime95

  1. The -T command line switch has been deleted.
     
  2. You can now fine tune your control of the program by adding Time= lines to your prime.ini file - see the readme.txt file.
     
  3. ECM factoring for 2^N+1 is now available.
     
  4. By default, ECM factoring stops if a factor is found for exponents above 5825 and continues (if the cofactor is composite) for exponents below 5825. You can override this behavior by setting ContinueECM=0 or 1 in prime.ini.
     

New features in Version 17.0 of Prime95

  1. Prime95 can now be used to double-check its own results.
     
  2. Machines less powerful than a P133 will default to double-checking assignments.
     
  3. The total number of errors that occur during the Lucas-Lehmer test are now output in results.txt.