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World’s largest prime number discovered

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  • Started 3 months ago by Xhi
  • Latest reply from warlock
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Xhi
Xhi
Posts: 6298

-- all 17 million digits

However I contend that it was not "discovered" since it, and all numbers, has always existed, but was actually "identified".

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warlock
warlock
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@Xhi. Interesting, and good point.

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CompWiz
CompWiz
Posts: 864

Whoa!

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Colshy
Colshy
Posts: 142

Is it 31?

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vistamike
vistamike
Posts: 10945

42?

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Colshy
Colshy
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That divides by 2! Some people...:)

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vistamike
vistamike
Posts: 10945

Some people;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42_%28number%29

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Colshy
Colshy
Posts: 142

Ha-Ha! I can't speak to you anyway. See Rule 42, The Hunting Of The Snark...

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vistamike
vistamike
Posts: 10945

Colin, got it

I am a reader in English by the way

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LadyFitzgerald
Posts: 2232

But...but...but...42 is the answer to everything!

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Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Posts: 13598

Even how to open a sandwich bar.

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LadyFitzgerald
Posts: 2232

Hey, yeah! Forgot that one.

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Scott
Scott
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http://www.vanityfair.com/onli.....Still-AWOL

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Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Posts: 13598

Even if I bought a new pen, I doubt it could write all those numbers. (and don't have money for paper)

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warlock
warlock
Posts: 4100

No paper, no problem.

http://imagegenerator.org/sign.....-rock-slab

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