1.7m digit Prime number found by Irish cruncher

Spear · 2018-03-05 09:27:24

http://www.primegrid.com/download/GFN-4246258_262144.pdf That's the official press release. My primegrid teammate Robish found a 1.7m digit prime number, the 7th largest known found using that method, and the 57th largest prime number ever found.

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http://www.primegrid.com/download/GFN-4246258_262144.pdf

That's the official press release. My primegrid teammate Robish found a 1.7m digit prime number, the 7th largest known found using that method, and the 57th largest prime number ever found.

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