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+-   Ten-million-digit prime discovered?-> on Wednesday August 27 2008, @08:17AM Anonymous Coward

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 27 2008, @08:17AM
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An anonymous reader writes "The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) has apparently discovered a new world-record prime number. A GIMPS client computer reported the number on August 23rd, and verification is currently under way. The verification could take up to two weeks to complete. The last Mersenne prime discovered was over 9.8 million digits long, strongly suggesting that the new value may break the 10 million digit barrier — qualifying for the EFF's $100000 prize!"
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