40th Mersenne Prime Found 99
FenwayFrank writes "A release from New Scientist announces that the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search found another one: 2^20996011 - 1 is prime. Weighing in at 6,320,430 digits (6 megabytes of prime number...), it becomes the world's largest. Slashdot readers may remember then announcement of the 39th Mersenne Prime, a mere 3.5 million digits."
Fraud (Score:5, Funny)
Wait, no, it just got slashdotted before it fully loaded...
Here's something stupid to do. (Score:5, Funny)
I wonder who has the most occurrences.
I bet it's not that big (Score:3, Funny)
Finally! (Score:5, Funny)
Wow! (Score:4, Funny)
Hah, you really thought I actually counted for a second there!
Awesome! (Score:5, Funny)
math == piracy (Score:3, Funny)
the RIAA is lobbying to have mathematics outlawed due to the $400 billion lost yearly to these illegal primes.
remember kids, learning math makes you a pirate! stick to watching TV and eating delicious Oreo(R) cookies!
Damn them! (Score:1, Funny)
If I post the number here... (Score:3, Funny)
interesting (Score:3, Funny)
This should be in "YRO" (Score:2, Funny)
Age, DL#, SSN, and even my IP! (19216801)
Obviously it's a thinly veiled ploy to steal my identity! I'ma gonna have to sue the student who found this. Be sure to check if you're in there! Luckily they don't have my credit card numbers, but I bet the next big prime is going to have all that and more.
Be afraid. Be very, very afraid.
-Adam
New name for this? (Score:5, Funny)
mugabytes (Score:3, Funny)
How did 21.0 mebibits turn into six megabytes? I think he meant mugabytes.
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