[extropy-chat] new record largest prime

[spike]

225964951 - 1 is prime.

This new record largest prime has over 7.8 million 
decimal digits.  The largest known prime doubled in
size every 12.5 seconds since the record was last
set in May 04.  It probably won't make a big splash
in the press this time, since it is the third record
in the past 15 months.  We have come to expect such
miracles, ho hum, and on a regular schedule thank you
very much.

The next one should get more attention because someone
is going to win 100k-bucks for it.  If you start GIMPS
now, you have as good a chance as anyone else of that
person being you.  

http://www.mersenne.org/primenet/status.shtml

spike

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