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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 beβ¦
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.β¦
Huge thanks to Luke Durant, George Woltman and everyone at the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search.β¦
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