Dyyryath
11-21-2003, 01:58 AM
It's always nice when our favorite hobby proves itself by doing precisely what it set out to do! Here's a good example of distributed computing in action:<br><br><table width="90%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="1" bordercolor="#63635A" bgcolor="#E7E7E2" align="center"><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; font-style: italic;"><b>40th Known Mersenne Prime Found!!</b><br><br>On November 17, 2003 a computer reported finding the 40th known Mersenne prime! This number is now being verified which should complete in early December. If the verification is successful, this find will be the largest known prime number. Download the client for your chance at finding the next world record prime! A forum for newcomers is available to answer any questions you may have.</td></tr></table><br><br>For those who don't already know, we've recently started <a href="http://www.free-dc.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4615">our own GIMPS team</a>. If you want to participate, stop by our <a href="http://www.free-dc.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=16">GIMPS forum</a> for details.