Largest prime number ever is found!!!

[NeoNSX]

<I>"The largest prime number ever is found - A 26-year-old graduate student in the US has made mathematical history by discovering the largest known prime number. The new number is 6,320,430 digits long. It took just over two years to find using a distributed network of more than 200,000 computers."</I>

Full Story Here: http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994438


So exciting; i can't wait till they find the next one.

 

[gheba_nsx]

Actually I really like this info (I forwarded it around)!

No jokes, it is true...

 

[rmani]

that guy needs a girlfriend.

 

[Juice]

I guess I'm the only one who finds this interesting.

 

[gheba_nsx]

I was serious!

 

[NeoNSX]

that guy needs a girlfriend.

ROFL...ROFL... great response!


i posted it coz i know some of you guys are great with the mathematics: and afterall, it is a <B>PRIME</B> number.

 

[Briank]

Prime # "Only divisible by 1 and itself" Isn't that the definition of a girlfriend also?

LOL

 

[martin]

Hi

So thats where my prime number is...I had it, the next minute it was gone

Seriously I like that they used a network of machines to do this. I am a fan of distributed problem solving like this. I have read about this project before.

My computers are searching for ET another big job that are solved in the same way with many "clients" all over the world.

Regards

 

[gheba_nsx]

Nice! Seti@Home... last time I checked, my University (ETH Zürich)was in the top 100!

 

[ncdogdoc]

I thought the largest 'Prime number was 11555. That is Ken's present post count

 

[gheba_nsx]

Now I got it doc!

I was about to tell you that all numbers ending with "5" can also be divided by "5"...
I should get a life!

 

[martin]

Nice! Seti@Home... last time I checked, my University (ETH Zürich)was in the top 100!

Hi

I am not sure how we stack up against the "competion".

But here are D&A Software's stats

The guys above me on the list have several machines(100+?) crunching. I have only two.

Regards

 

[CokerRat]

that guy needs a girlfriend.

What do you think keeps his attention while he waits 2 years for his computers to crunch numbers? It's good to the be the king....

 

[gheba_nsx]

Here it is!

http://fileserver.wolfram.com/mersenne40.txt

 

[martin]

Here it is!

http://fileserver.wolfram.com/mersenne40.txt

Hi

For those as geeky as me (and Gheba) that actually pressed that link I must say that there must be something wrong there.

The last digit should be 42 should't it?

42 is the answer not 47 AFAIK

Regards

 

[gheba_nsx]

NO!!! 42 can be diviuded by two!!!

A prime can only finish with 1,3,7 and 9!

cu
the geek

 

[nicholas421]

A prime can only finish with 1,3,7 and 9!

not ture, it can also end with 2 and 5

 

[martin]

NO!!! 42 can be diviuded by two!!!

A prime can only finish with 1,3,7 and 9!

cu
the geek

Gheba

Too few smilies in your message so I am not sure you got it

42 is as close as you can be to a prime thoug..not only one but two

The answer is still 42 but that may not be the answer that you want

Regards