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45th and 46th Mersenne Primes Confirmed

Posted by kdawson on Saturday September 13, 2008 @07:58AM from the interest-rate dept.

kahunak writes to alert us that GIMPS has announced that the 45th and 46th Mersenne primes have been confirmed. The EFF's $100,000 award, for the first prime over 10 million digits in length, will probably be claimed. (We discussed no. 45 when it was announced.)

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Re:So by JustOK · 2008-09-13 08:02 · Score: 4, Funny

Hang on, I'm trying to type it in, but it takes longer because i'm using sms

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Re:So by felipekk · 2008-09-13 08:06 · Score: 5, Funny

The $100k award is not enough to cover the cost of sending the number through sms...
Unfortunately these primes can't be published... by the_humeister · 2008-09-13 09:16 · Score: 3, Funny

... because they coincidentally correspond to two of Britney Spears's songs encoded as mp3 files at 128kb and the RIAA won't allow such copyright infringement! Double ouch!
Re:Unfortunately these primes can't be published.. by TheSpoom · 2008-09-13 11:13 · Score: 2, Funny

This just in: Britney Spears is actually a weapon sent by aliens to enslave the Earth through hidden prime number telepathic messages.
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Re:So by rachit · 2008-09-13 13:16 · Score: 3, Funny

Yes, the rates the carriers charge for SMS's have risen *that* much...