Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem m3prm

Description: The third Mersenne number M_3 = 7 is a prime number. (Contributed by AV, 16-Aug-2021)

Ref Expression
Assertion m3prm ⊢ 2 3 − 1 ∈ ℙ

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 cu2 ⊢ 2 3 = 8
2 1 oveq1i ⊢ 2 3 − 1 = 8 − 1
3 7p1e8 ⊢ 7 + 1 = 8
4 8cn ⊢ 8 ∈ ℂ
5 ax-1cn ⊢ 1 ∈ ℂ
6 7cn ⊢ 7 ∈ ℂ
7 4 5 6 subadd2i ⊢ 8 − 1 = 7 ↔ 7 + 1 = 8
8 3 7 mpbir ⊢ 8 − 1 = 7
9 2 8 eqtri ⊢ 2 3 − 1 = 7
10 7prm ⊢ 7 ∈ ℙ
11 9 10 eqeltri ⊢ 2 3 − 1 ∈ ℙ