[extropy-chat] new mersenne prime?

[spike]

Wooooohooooo!  {8^D

The primenet may have discovered a new record breaking
Mersenne prime, number 43.  It waits to be verified of
course, which will take about 3 to 4 weeks.  But each
time it has reached this stage before, it has been proven
correct.  If true, this has been a hell of a year for
mathematically-oriented humanity.  {8-]

Interesting note: this one is probably still not at
the ten million digit mark, which is worth $100k-bucks
to the discoverer, but rather more likely around 8 to
9 million digits.  So if anyone wants to take a shot
at the 100k, you know what to do, or if not, google
on primenet, mersenne, or just go here, read and do:

http://www.mersenne.org/ips/


spike