philmoore
12-13-2002, 01:44 PM
I just noticed that Chris Caldwell's largest known primes has been updated, but none of SoB's recent discoveries have been included. See:
http://www.utm.edu/research/primes/search/primes.cgi/100/
If the four recent discoveries had been included, they would rank as the 20th, 25th, 27th and 32nd largest known primes. (The rankings declined a little bit since they were discovered as several Generalized Fermat primes were also discovered recently.) In the range where new assignments are currently being made, it could well be that the next discovery will rank as the 5th largest known prime - we'll celebrate that one when we come to it!
Does anyone know why these weren't included in the latest update?
http://www.utm.edu/research/primes/search/primes.cgi/100/
If the four recent discoveries had been included, they would rank as the 20th, 25th, 27th and 32nd largest known primes. (The rankings declined a little bit since they were discovered as several Generalized Fermat primes were also discovered recently.) In the range where new assignments are currently being made, it could well be that the next discovery will rank as the 5th largest known prime - we'll celebrate that one when we come to it!
Does anyone know why these weren't included in the latest update?