the GIMPS Project has managed to calculate the largest Prime number, consisting of a record number of digits. Familiar with math readers will recall that a Prime number is a natural number that is divisible solely on unit and on itself (2, 3, 5, 7, etc.). According to Science Alert, new-found the biggest Prime number was 2^74207281 — 1, consisting of 22 million digits.

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the GIMPS Project has managed to calculate the largest Prime number, consisting of a record number of digits. Familiar with math readers will recall that a Prime number is a natural number that is divisible solely on unit and on itself (2, 3, 5, 7, etc.). According to Science Alert, new-found the biggest Prime number was 2^74207281 — 1, consisting of 22 million digits.

Three years ago it was discovered a simple number, the number of digits in which 5 million less than the current record holder. For the discovery of mathematician from the University of Central Missouri has received $ 100,000. The current record holder, which is written as 2 raised to the power of 74 207 281 minus one, was found by the project that for 20 years, connects thousands of computers around the world in search of primes.

However, this record no longer rest on its laurels. As infinitely many numbers, and infinitely number of primes. Searching for them only it is necessary to use large computing power.

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