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Title: For the science types largest prime number to date Discoverd
Post by: Khalee on June 09, 2004, 01:25:00 am
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3783149.stm Math was never my strong point.  

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/665310.stm here is another interesting story about numbers.
Title: Re: For the science types largest prime number to date Discoverd
Post by: Stormbringer on June 09, 2004, 01:54:23 am
thanks. Stephen like math morethan I but it is a good article.
Title: Re: For the science types largest prime number to date Discoverd
Post by: Ravok on June 09, 2004, 02:12:38 am
 It took a 2.5 Ghz Pentium 4 windows XP computer 14 days to confirm that it was a prime number.
 Can you imagine how long it would take using a slide rule a calculator your head, and a paper?  
Title: Re: For the science types largest prime number to date Discoverd
Post by: Sirgod on June 09, 2004, 12:13:00 pm
Quote:

 It took a 2.5 Ghz Pentium 4 windows XP computer 14 days to confirm that it was a prime number.
 Can you imagine how long it would take using a slide rule a calculator your head, and a paper?    



Shoot let alone an abacus.

Thanks for the Links Khalee, I love Number theory, and Primes in particular.  

stephen

Edit, Just read the first article, and It's a Mersenne prime whoot.  
Title: For the science types largest prime number to date Discoverd
Post by: Khalee on June 09, 2004, 01:25:00 am
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3783149.stm Math was never my strong point.  

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/665310.stm here is another interesting story about numbers.
Title: Re: For the science types largest prime number to date Discoverd
Post by: Stormbringer on June 09, 2004, 01:54:23 am
thanks. Stephen like math morethan I but it is a good article.
Title: Re: For the science types largest prime number to date Discoverd
Post by: Ravok on June 09, 2004, 02:12:38 am
 It took a 2.5 Ghz Pentium 4 windows XP computer 14 days to confirm that it was a prime number.
 Can you imagine how long it would take using a slide rule a calculator your head, and a paper?  
Title: Re: For the science types largest prime number to date Discoverd
Post by: Sirgod on June 09, 2004, 12:13:00 pm
Quote:

 It took a 2.5 Ghz Pentium 4 windows XP computer 14 days to confirm that it was a prime number.
 Can you imagine how long it would take using a slide rule a calculator your head, and a paper?    



Shoot let alone an abacus.

Thanks for the Links Khalee, I love Number theory, and Primes in particular.  

stephen

Edit, Just read the first article, and It's a Mersenne prime whoot.  
Title: For the science types largest prime number to date Discoverd
Post by: Khalee on June 09, 2004, 01:25:00 am
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3783149.stm Math was never my strong point.  

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/665310.stm here is another interesting story about numbers.
Title: Re: For the science types largest prime number to date Discoverd
Post by: Stormbringer on June 09, 2004, 01:54:23 am
thanks. Stephen like math morethan I but it is a good article.
Title: Re: For the science types largest prime number to date Discoverd
Post by: Ravok on June 09, 2004, 02:12:38 am
 It took a 2.5 Ghz Pentium 4 windows XP computer 14 days to confirm that it was a prime number.
 Can you imagine how long it would take using a slide rule a calculator your head, and a paper?  
Title: Re: For the science types largest prime number to date Discoverd
Post by: Sirgod on June 09, 2004, 12:13:00 pm
Quote:

 It took a 2.5 Ghz Pentium 4 windows XP computer 14 days to confirm that it was a prime number.
 Can you imagine how long it would take using a slide rule a calculator your head, and a paper?    



Shoot let alone an abacus.

Thanks for the Links Khalee, I love Number theory, and Primes in particular.  

stephen

Edit, Just read the first article, and It's a Mersenne prime whoot.