23. January 2016
Administrator
The largest prime number has
been discovered with over 20 million digits. It has been given name of
M74207281. Prime numbers are used in public-key encryption, however, The
Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search, also known as GIMPS, says it is too large to be of practical use.
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GIMPS make math history by visiting their site and joining their effort to discover more prime numbers.