Mathematicians Discover Huge Prime Number

By definition, prime numbers are positive integers that can be divided only by themselves and the number 1 without leaving a remainder. While some widely known examples of this are 2, 3, 5, 7, and 11, a group of mathematicians has discovered a lesser known number that fits these criteria, and it has nearly 13 million digits. The discovery of this number, the 46th known Mersenne prime, makes the group eligible for a $100,000 prize. A Mersenne prime is …

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Mathematicians Discover Huge Prime Number