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'Luke Durant has discovered the largest known prime number:
M1⃣3⃣6⃣2⃣7⃣9⃣8⃣4⃣1⃣
It's over 41 million digits long!
A 'Mersenne' prime, after 17th century French monk and mathematician Marin Mersenne.' @NewSparkes @NewScientist @Margherita_B_ @SmithsonianMag
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2452686-amateur-sleuth-finds-largest-known-prime-number-with-41-million-digits/