World's largest prime number on three reams of paper

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World's largest prime number on three reams of paper

CNN reports that the new largest prime number was discovered on January 4, 2006. It is 9.1 million digits long. (thanks Tom for the link)

If you were to print this number out on 8.5x11" sheets of paper, one-sided with 0.5" margins at 11-point helvetica, it would take 1,556 sheets of paper. That's just over three reams of paper.

Posted by: spudart on Jan 07, 06 | 6:00 am | [3682] Hits | permalink

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i love prime numbers. i really do. I hav enjoyed a good prime number since my college days. Prime numbers don't need any other numbers to exsit. They are indepdent and solid.

Posted by: unlikelymoose.com on Jan 09, 06 | 7:35 am

Prime numbers are fun and unique, cuz they stand alone being nondivisible by any other number. But does that make them stubborn too?

Posted by: spudart on Jan 09, 06 | 8:23 am

stubborn or independent. i prefer to call them "independent", but "stubborn" works as well.

Posted by: unlikelymoose.com on Jan 09, 06 | 8:41 am

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