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Exciting news for prime number enthusiasts! A computer in the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) network has reported a potential largest known prime via a Fermat probable prime test. If confirmed through ongoing Lucas-Lehmer tests, this will be…
Confirmed!
The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) has discovered a new Mersenne prime number,
At 41,024,320 digits, it eclipses by more than 16 million digits the previous largest known prime number found by GIMPS nearly 6 years ago.
https://youtu.be/zsyGRDrDfbI
The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) has discovered a new Mersenne prime number,
2^136279841 - 1
At 41,024,320 digits, it eclipses by more than 16 million digits the previous largest known prime number found by GIMPS nearly 6 years ago.
https://youtu.be/zsyGRDrDfbI
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New largest prime number found! See all 41,024,320 digits.
2^136,279,841 - 1 has 41,024,320 digits and is prime! Read all about the new largest prime number ever found: https://www.mersenne.org/primes/?press=M136279841
Huge thanks to Luke Durant, George Woltman and everyone at the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search.…
Huge thanks to Luke Durant, George Woltman and everyone at the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search.…
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