Largest known prime number in the world discovered by GIMPS in Missouri

The Verge ^ | January 20, 2016 | James Vincent

[C19fan]

The largest prime number in the world has been discovered in Missouri by the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search project, better known as GIMPS. The record breaking number — which, like all primes, can only be divided by itself and one — is a staggering 22 million digits in length. That's 5 million digits longer than the previous record-holder, which was also discovered by GIMPS back in January 2013. If you really want to know, the new biggest Prime in the world starts with a "3" and ends with a "1."

[CommerceComet]

I know there is a larger prime number.

I wonder if someone has done a mathematical proof showing the set of prime numbers is theoretically infinite.

[mrsmith]

I thought it might be in Missouri...

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Just askin’?

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[Roman_War_Criminal]

crap I don’t know how to post pics...

[Dr. Ursus]

Arithmetic is easy; comedy is hard- Mrs. Einstein!

[JoeProBono]

[BBB333]

For your approval:

My, my, me oh my, I love pie!! (from the movie Michael)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXG3l4FdviU

I apologize if I have made a spelling error...

[BBB333]

I’ll magnanimously upgrade you to an A+ for your brevity.

As the British say: ‘Good show!’

[I want the USA back]

Onward! accept the challenge to find the next greater prime number. There is an infinite number of them (you never reach the end) and there is an infinite number of numbers.

[OKSooner]

Yes, but it will be on Mars.

This prime number is the largest one in the world.

[fruser1]

I’m going to post the full number in my next post. Might take awhile to upload and slow the system down so I wanted to just warn everybody.

[Cboldt]

Heheheh. But “pi” doesn’t end.

[fruser1]

2 ^ 74,207,281 - 1

Took a lot less time to upload than I thought!

Mersenne Primes, which the article is about, are a power of 2 minus 1.

[Pilgrim's Progress]

Copy Paste

[Ronald_Magnus]

GIMPS Headquarters

[Scrambler Bob]

If you want a larger number, try the National Debt.

Probably a prime in there somewhere.

[Delta 21]

Ahem. Everything ends.

[Cboldt]

Ah yes, the end of the pi. Almost the end, doggie takes the rest.

[OKSooner]

Good point...

[Blue Collar Christian]

I hope this didn’t cost us any tax dollars.