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The largest known prime number

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A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 with no divisors other than 1 and itself. According to Euclid's theorem there are infinitely many prime numbers, so there is no largest prime. The largest known prime number (as of March 2024) is 282,589,933 - 1, a number which has 24,862,048 digits when written in base 10. It was found via a computer volunteered by Patrick Laroche of the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) in 2018. Here we present that number printed, in all its digits, in a single volume.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9786500964479
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Udgivet:
  • 11. Marts 2024
  • Størrelse:
  • 152x229x53 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 989 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 4. Oktober 2024
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A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 with no divisors other than 1 and itself. According to Euclid's theorem there are infinitely many prime numbers, so there is no largest prime.

The largest known prime number (as of March 2024) is 282,589,933 - 1, a number which has 24,862,048 digits when written in base 10. It was found via a computer volunteered by Patrick Laroche of the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) in 2018.

Here we present that number printed, in all its digits, in a single volume.

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