diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3b75d62..6ee60ac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var PromiseA = require('bluebird');
 var RSA = PromiseA.promisify(require('rsa-compat').RSA);
 
 var bitlen = 1024;
-var exp = 6553;
+var exp = 65537;
 var options = { public: true, pem: true, internal: true };
 
 RSA.generateKeypair(bitlen, exp, options).then(function (keypair) {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ RSA.generateKeypair(bitlen, exp, options).then(function (keypair) {
 , privateKeyJwk: {
     kty: "RSA"
   , n: '/*base64 modulus n = pq*/'
-  , e: '/*base64 exponent (usually 6553)*/'
+  , e: '/*base64 exponent (usually 65537)*/'
   , d: '/*base64 private exponent (d = e^−1 (mod ϕ(n))/'
   , p: '/*base64 first prime*/'
   , q: /*base64 second prime*/
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ RSA.generateKeypair(bitlen, exp, options).then(function (keypair) {
 , publicKeyJwk: {
     kty: "RSA"
   , n: /*base64 modulus n = pq*/
-  , e: /base64 exponent (usually 6553)*/
+  , e: /base64 exponent (usually 65537)*/
   }
 , _ursa: /*undefined or intermediate ursa object*/
 , _forge: /*undefined or intermediate forge object*/
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ Create a private keypair and export it as PEM, JWK, and/or internal formats
 ```javascript
 RSA.generateKeypair(null, null, null, function (keypair) { /*...*/ });
 
-RSA.generateKeypair(1024, 6553, { pem: false, public: false, internal: false }, function (keypair) { /*...*/ });
+RSA.generateKeypair(1024, 65537, { pem: false, public: false, internal: false }, function (keypair) { /*...*/ });
 ```
 
 `bitlen`: *1024* (default), 2048, or 4096
 
-`exp`: *6553* (default)
+`exp`: *65537* (default)
 
 `options`:
 ```javascript