Tag: Prime number discovery
Record-Breaking Prime Number: 41 Million Digits Long
Across the globe, thousands of computers are hard at work searching for rare gems in the realm of mathematics - prime numbers. These numbers, divisible only by 1 and themselves, are the focus of...
Discovering the Largest Prime Number: 41 Million Digits Found by Amateur Mathematician
An amateur mathematician and former Nvidia employee recently discovered the largest prime number known to date, surpassing the previous record by over 16 million digits. Prime numbers, which are only divisible by themselves and...