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45th and 46th Mersenne Primes Confirmed

Posted by kdawson on 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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  1. Prime Post! by Braintrust · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's true!

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    Years later, a doctor will tell me that I have an I.Q. of 48, and am what some people call "mentally retarded".
    1. Re:Prime Post! by religious+freak · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Prime UID first post!

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      If you can read this... 01110101 01110010 00100000 01100001 00100000 01100111 01100101 01100101 01101011