ON RECURRENCE RELATIONS FOR BERNOULLI POLYNOMIALS AND NUMBERS

In this work we connect Bernoulli numbers and polynomials to Mersenne numbers via recurrence relations. We find two explicit formulas of Bernoulli numbers by means of Mersenne numbers different from those given by F. Qi and X. Y. Chen et al. To end with other interesting relationships, which serve as bridges between the Bernoulli polynomials and Mersenne numbers.