Largest Prime Number Found
Central Missouri State University
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Warrensburg, Missouri (US):
A collaborative effort at Central Missouri State University (CMSU) has led to the discovery of the largest known prime number, an achievement that also fuels researchers hopes across the globe that a $100,000 prize is within reach.
The discovery of the new number was made as CMSU faculty members joined about 21,000 other researchers worldwide to participate in the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS).
CMSU's research team, led by professors Curtis Cooper, computer science, and Steven Boone, chemistry, has come the closest to claiming the award with the discovery of a 9.1 million-digit number expressed as M30402457, or 2 to the 30,402,457th power minus 1.It is the largest known prime number found since the discovery of a 7.8 million-digit prime by GIMPS in February 2005.
Central Missouri State University
_________________________
Warrensburg, Missouri (US):
A collaborative effort at Central Missouri State University (CMSU) has led to the discovery of the largest known prime number, an achievement that also fuels researchers hopes across the globe that a $100,000 prize is within reach.
The discovery of the new number was made as CMSU faculty members joined about 21,000 other researchers worldwide to participate in the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS).
CMSU's research team, led by professors Curtis Cooper, computer science, and Steven Boone, chemistry, has come the closest to claiming the award with the discovery of a 9.1 million-digit number expressed as M30402457, or 2 to the 30,402,457th power minus 1.It is the largest known prime number found since the discovery of a 7.8 million-digit prime by GIMPS in February 2005.
