Home / Get Math Help
Colbert Number
Definition
A Colbert number is any prime number with more than 1000000 decimal digits whose discovery contributes to the long-sought after proof that k = 78557 is the smallest Sierpiński number of the second kind. Colbert Numbers are named to honor Stephen T. Colbert. There are currently five known Colbert numbers, as summarized in the following table.
Related term