13 Million-Digit Prime Number Shows Benefits of Distributed Computing Projects

The mathematics department at UCLA discovered a 12,978,189-digit prime number using a "grassroots supercomputer" of 100,000 computers worldwide.

[Ursula B]

It's not really a 13-million-digit prime number. It's relly a 12,978,189-digit prime number. So those 100,000 computers have some more work to do.
And when they're done there, they can work on world peace.

[truthist]

Ursula B wrote:

It's not really a 13-million-digit prime number. It's relly a 12,978,189-digit prime number. So those 100,000 computers have some more work to do.
And when they're done there, they can work on world peace.

What a great idea!

PEACE..

(Health and safety projects lead to peace.)

[Philip]

nerds. Nerds. NERDS!

[Zaphod 42]

May I see the number please? Could someone type it in?

[Not a nerd]

Oooh, we figured out a really big number! Hooray! Hey, maybe we can, oh, I dunno, use some of that time and energy and brain power to solve some REAL problems instead of playing with numbers.

[jerb1]

Not a nerd wrote:

Oooh, we figured out a really big number! Hooray! Hey, maybe we can, oh, I dunno, use some of that time and energy and brain power to solve some REAL problems instead of playing with numbers.

You're showing your ignorance for all to see. Prime number solving has many important corollaries.

[cmd]

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discussione:Form...

see "discussione" for solution.

[cmd]

but then there is anyone who reads them feedback?

http://cmdxbdpq.blogspot.com/2008/10/1.html

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[awolola samuel olumide]

pls can we see the number