If n is a prime number then prove that 2^n-1 is also prime number
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If for some positive integer n, 2^n-1 is prime, then so is n. Proof. Notice that we can say more: suppose n > 1. Since x-1 divides x^n-1, for the latter to be prime the former must be one.
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