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45th Known Mersenne Prime Found?

Posted by samzenpus on from the really-big-number dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) has apparently discovered a new world-record prime number. A GIMPS client computer reported the number on August 23rd, and verification is currently under way. The verification could take up to two weeks to complete. The last Mersenne prime discovered was over 9.8 million digits long, strongly suggesting that the new value may break the 10 million digit barrier — qualifying for the EFF's $100,000 prize!"

3 of 396 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Forgive my ignorance by HaeMaker · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Male enhancement.

  2. Re:Forgive my ignorance by Majik+Sheff · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    see also: Paris Hilton

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  3. Re:Forgive my ignorance by John+Allsup · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Your ignorance is forgiven. Physics is like maths except it's about the real world rather than the abstract world. There's a continuous tradeoff from pure maths thru applied maths thru physics etc.

    Besides, how exactly is an electron like a good hard fsck?

    No one know why we do it, not even ourselves." - John

    It's always the same logic, except it's not really logic - like Logic Pro, it's a combination of logic (computer) and music. But it goes on...

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