Largest Known Prime Number

[KJ.]

Didn't see this posted. It's great news to all us prime number fans.

Link

What's your favorite prime number? Mine is 2.

 

[NUance]

I choose 2^57,885,161 − 1. It sounds like a good one to me.

 

[The Dude]

13 is great, but I'm also a huge fan of 17.

 

[tschu]

I'm partial to 19.

 

[Count 'Bility]

This has to be a hoax. If they arent going to list the number, I wont believe it.

 

[ObamaRocks91]

I like 10 a lot!

 

[MLB 51]

73

 

[KJ.]

This has to be a hoax. If they arent going to list the number, I wont believe it.

:moreinteresting

 

[Count 'Bility]

If this guy is receiving government subsidies for this sh#t, I'm dun and moving to Australia.

 

[HUSKER 37]

37

 

[Mavric]

This has to be a hoax. If they arent going to list the number, I wont believe it.

Here you go: Largest Prime

To download the full number is a file 22 MB large. I'll see if I can get it to post here....

 

[KJ.]

If this guy is receiving government subsidies for this sh#t, I'm dun and moving to Australia.

Why? Somebody makes an accomplishment in one of the highest areas of mathematics and you can't even spell properly when expressing your disapproval?

 

[NUance]

37

Awesomeness!

/Haven't seen you around in a while, Husker Prime 37.

 

[HUSKER 37]

37

Awesomeness!

/Haven't seen you around in a while, Husker Prime 37.

Yeah.. My 11 year old put on some sort of parental lock on this thing so he could get on youtube and facebook more often...

 

[Mavric]

37

3, 7 and - conveniently - 37