02-28-2005, 07:21 AM
Gwarsbane,Feb 27 2005, 12:01 AM Wrote:42nd Mersenne Prime Confirmedthats a big number. massive dork points to anyone who memorizes it and brings it up in everyday conversation.
Quote:Jazzer_Techie writes "The possible Mersenne Prime discovered last week has now been confirmed. This prime has 7,816,230 digits, which makes it not only the largest Mersenne Prime, but also the largest prime of any kind ever discovered. For those who don't want to take time to read the article, the prime is 2^25,964,951 - 1."
I'm just glad to know that I am not the most boring person in the world. After all how exciting can you be if you are happy about finding a new prime number...
As a present for finding this number, I shall give them smelling salts to wake them up lol