NeoGen
11-03-2007, 08:37 AM
...only 6 more to go! :icon_wink:
33661•2^7031232+1 is prime! The double checking effort uncovered this new prime showing once again why it is so important to conduct these re-testing efforts. Most re-tests conclusively verify the original result but if the first test had even a single memory error during the computation, there's a chance a prime could have been missed. That's what likely happened here. The discoverer, Sturle Sunde (http://www.seventeenorbust.com/stats/users/user.mhtml?userID=5965) is a giant in the prime searching world. He is the #2 overall contributor to SB and also the #4 all-time contributor to GIMPS!
This result was reported at 2:03PM EST on October 17th. We've checked and re-checked the primality several times and have now submitted it to The Prime Page (http://primes.utm.edu/largest.html#biggest) where it currently stands as the 10th largest known prime number ever discovered [2,116,617 digits].
More info at http://www.seventeenorbust.com/
33661•2^7031232+1 is prime! The double checking effort uncovered this new prime showing once again why it is so important to conduct these re-testing efforts. Most re-tests conclusively verify the original result but if the first test had even a single memory error during the computation, there's a chance a prime could have been missed. That's what likely happened here. The discoverer, Sturle Sunde (http://www.seventeenorbust.com/stats/users/user.mhtml?userID=5965) is a giant in the prime searching world. He is the #2 overall contributor to SB and also the #4 all-time contributor to GIMPS!
This result was reported at 2:03PM EST on October 17th. We've checked and re-checked the primality several times and have now submitted it to The Prime Page (http://primes.utm.edu/largest.html#biggest) where it currently stands as the 10th largest known prime number ever discovered [2,116,617 digits].
More info at http://www.seventeenorbust.com/