Humans Have Now Said Over 80,000 Digits of the New Mersenne Prime
The Aperiodical 2025-01-30
Summary:
Can humans say their largest prime number before they find the next one? After the discovery of the new Mersenne Prime, a community project aims to find out! What is going on? There’s a lot to love about prime numbers. They’re unruly, and hard to find – so when a new one enters the scene, there’s…