m and p and n and c

m is a type of number

p is a type of number

n is a type of number

c is a type of number

and the bold text in parentheses is a way of finding the possible values of n and c

use the following formulas to find out what m, p, n, and c represent:

m = 2^n - 1

p = 2^(n - 1) * m

(To find the 'n' and 'c' that are less than a number, list all of the odd numbers that are less than a certain number (we'll call this number 't'). However, where you would put a 1, put a 2. The first number is an 'n', and all the numbers that are multiples of 'n' are 'c'. Find the smallest number that hasn't been marked as an 'n' or a 'c'. Make that number an 'n', and all the numbers that are multiples of 'n' are 'c'. Repeat this until the next number is more than the square root of 't', then the rest of the unmarked numbers are 'n'.)

did anybody figure it out?

i tried, but there came nothing...

m = Mersenne prime

p = perfect number

n = prime numbers

c = composite numbers

oh, i was looking for values of numbers!

i said type of number, not value

hehe, i can only count, not read =P