From Standup Mathematician.
2^136,279,841 – 1 has 41,024,320 digits and is prime! Read all about the new largest prime number ever found: https://www.mersenne.org/primes/?press=M136279841
Huge thanks to Luke Durant, George Woltman and everyone at the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search.
Get involve in the search for large primes! https://www.mersenne.org/
This is the breakdown of the maths methods used by the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search: https://www.mersenne.org/various/math.php
Here are the details of the test completed on M52 (the 52nd Mersenne prime). https://www.mersenne.org/report_exponent/?exp_lo=136279841&full=1
The old computer photo was of Alice Betsy and Donald Gillies in front of the ILLIAC I computer which found three record-breaking primes in 1963. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_B._Gillies
In 2016 I printed the then-biggest prime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlpYjrbujG0
And I talked about the Lucas-Lehmer test to prove it is prime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlpYjrbujG0
This is my Pi By Hand video which Daniel B also features in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIg-6glbLkU
Yes, pieces of Skylab (spacecraft, not dog) are in Esperance, Western Australia. https://www.esperance.wa.gov.au/esperance-museum/skylab
Keep an eye on A Problem Squared to see why I was recording somewhere between Perth and Esperance. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/a-problem-squared
Huge thanks to my Patreon supporters. I bought Lucie and Steve pizza at Lucky Bay Brewing. Support me and I’ll buy more beer for my family. Think of my family! https://www.patreon.com/standupmaths
CORRECTIONS
– None yet, let me know if you spot anything!
Filming by Lucie Green
Timing and moral support by Steve Parker
Editing by Alex Genn-Bash
Written and performed by Matt Parker
Produced by Nicole Jacobus
Music by Howard Carter
Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson
MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician
Website: http://standupmaths.com/
What’s that? You want the first 1,000 and the last 1,000 digits? Ok then.
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