Biggest Prime #

September 30th, 2008 | In Worth Knowing 

Wow:

Here’s a number to savor: 243,112,609-1.

Its size is mind-boggling. With nearly 13 million digits, it makes the number of atoms in the known universe seem negligible, a mere 80 digits.

And its form is tidy and lovely: 2n-1.

(via BBG)

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