There is a prime number that is the sum of the first 17 powers of 2 - Apparently.
The prime number 131071 is a member of the 2^n sequence, where n is a positive integer. It is the 17th number in this sequence and was discovered in 1967 by the computer scientist and mathematician Paul Erdős. This number is significant because it is a prime number that can be expressed as a sum of consecutive powers of 2, making it a rare and unique mathematical curiosity.