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Witness the largest known prime number ever printed, all 41,024,320 digits.
The largest known prime number
the 52nd mersenne prime
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Summary
The Colossal Prime: 2136279841 - 1
A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 with no divisors other than 1 and itself. According to Euclid’s theorem, there are infinitely many prime numbers, so there is no largest prime.
On October 12, 2024, the GIMPS (Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search) discovered the 52nd Mersenne prime, the number 2136279841 - 1, which has 41,024,320 digits and is now the largest known prime number.
Here we present that number printed, i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9786501195544 |
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| ISBN-10: | 6501195543 |
| Author: | Philipi Schneider |
| Publisher: | Ninety Three |
| Imprint: | Ninety Three |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 960 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 20 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 2.18kg |
| Dimensions: | 279mm x 216mm x 48mm |
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