Been pretty quiet around here lately, but I figure this is worth breaking the silence for.
http://mersenne.org/prime.htm
If all goes well, it is likely that it will win the EFF $100,000 prize as well!
Been pretty quiet around here lately, but I figure this is worth breaking the silence for.
http://mersenne.org/prime.htm
If all goes well, it is likely that it will win the EFF $100,000 prize as well!
Are the double-checkers updating their progress? I don't care much for Mersenne Forum, but I come to Free-DC Forum like an addict looking for a seller. If there's an update to be had at Mersenne Forum, please post the news here.
One person is 80% done, I'm now 70%. We will be finished this week.
The other big news is that a second prime was found yesterday so there are now 2 being verified!
2 at once? Someone's going to be a bit unhappy if they're both over 10M digits. They will have missed their chance by about a week.Originally Posted by Digital Parasite
http://www.mersenne.org/prime.htm
"45th and 46th Known Mersenne Primes Found!!!! "
They've been confirmed for a while now.
The question is whether or not either of them is over 10 million digits. (Can you imagine how horrible it would feel for the person who came in second if both people got primes with over 10 million digits. The ultimate in sour grapes)
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