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SonicRL · 11-12-2003, 07:44 PM

2^859433-1 (258716 decimal digits) =

http://fnordfiles.rtfm.com.au/texts/PRIME1.TXT

I think it's long to post here ^_^

lafemmefatale · 11-12-2003, 07:57 PM

Famine, disease and war still ravage the world but at least we know a prime number of 258716 digits. heehee. I LIKE it.

rogue49 · 11-12-2003, 08:20 PM

Uber-geeks must have their hobbies too.

tj2001cobra · 11-12-2003, 08:57 PM

Could someone try to divide that by 3 and verify it for me? It looks oddly like 3 would work here

numberfive · 11-12-2003, 09:09 PM

Wait wait wait. So when would this information, if ever, come in handy?

Fremen · 11-12-2003, 09:12 PM

When they figure out Pi, I'll rejoice.
'Til then, nnnno!

Pragma · 11-12-2003, 09:45 PM

According to Mathematica 5.0, which I just used to divide by 3, it is not divisible by 3, tj2001cobra.

ace81385 · 11-12-2003, 09:51 PM

id say thats a big waste of time but watver....

Nefir · 11-12-2003, 10:09 PM

All you naysayers will eat your words one day

The #1 application for prime numbers: Cryptography.
Algorithms like RSA depend on having a nice supply of large primes. I am sure the US government is watching these developments VERY closely.

There is no denying it - that number is seriously badass. I am such a freakin' nerd too - no denying that either!

empu · 11-13-2003, 12:03 AM

It is true that prime numbers play an important role in modern cryptography. It is also true that this particular prime number is somewhat akin to a 100 million megaton bomb as far as practical cryptography is concerned.

Macheath · 11-13-2003, 12:16 AM

"So, it starts with a one and ends with a one, there's a seven in the middle and..."

Nope, I'm sorry but I'm just having a whole heap of trouble writing a Sesame Street song about this number. Ah well, back to the Pi fanfare for trumpet and horn.

dragon2fire · 11-13-2003, 12:29 AM

omg

nerd

thats all i am saying

skier · 11-13-2003, 12:33 AM

If you scroll down at just the right speed there's a face of a clown laughing at you.

Spartak · 11-13-2003, 01:28 AM

That's seriously so badass.... but still no cure for cancer

juanvaldes · 11-13-2003, 01:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by numberfive
Wait wait wait. So when would this information, if ever, come in handy?

50 years tops. Like empu hinted at primes are very important for cryptography. There was a time when no one could fathom the idea of computers that people would have in there own homes too.

phukraut · 11-13-2003, 02:11 AM

listing large primes is not the megaton bomb for that sort of cryptography. it's fast methods of factoring that will be the end of it.

tj2001cobra · 11-13-2003, 07:11 AM

I hope you are joking, because I was DEFINITELY joking

Quote:

Originally posted by Pragma
According to Mathematica 5.0, which I just used to divide by 3, it is not divisible by 3, tj2001cobra.

quadro2000 · 11-13-2003, 07:11 AM

I don't know who the clown is that came up with this number, but he posted my PHONE NUMBER in the middle of it! Very funny, tough guy. Wait until I figure out your phone number and post it on the bathroom wall. Then you'll realize that really large prime numbers are NOT to be used for prank purposes. They're for learning. And for getting girls.

Dammit, I just got removed off the telemarketers list...now this? Now everybody's gonna be calling me. What a shit move. Geeks can be so mean.

Pragma · 11-13-2003, 07:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by tj2001cobra
I hope you are joking, because I was DEFINITELY joking

Heh, I couldn't tell if you were joking, so I popped open Mathematica, did the basic computation (the 2^whatever -1) and then divided by 3. It took all of 10 seconds.

Gortexfogg · 11-13-2003, 07:36 AM

That's one big number, but it's nothing compared to all the other infinite prime numbers out there...

11-12-2003, 07:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
SonicRL Insane	The Largest Prime Number to date known 2^859433-1 (258716 decimal digits) = http://fnordfiles.rtfm.com.au/texts/PRIME1.TXT I think it's long to post here ^_^ __________________ Last edited by SonicRL; 11-12-2003 at 08:01 PM..

11-12-2003, 07:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
lafemmefatale Insane Location: Vancouver	Famine, disease and war still ravage the world but at least we know a prime number of 258716 digits. heehee. I LIKE it. __________________ -poor is the man whose pleasure depends on the permission of another-

11-12-2003, 09:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
numberfive You + Me = Us Location: California dreaming...	Wait wait wait. So when would this information, if ever, come in handy? __________________ P.S. Always remember: to forget is a form of suicide. (If I could only remember to forget myself.)

11-12-2003, 09:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
Fremen With a mustache, the cool factor would be too much Location: left side of my couch, East Texas	When they figure out Pi, I'll rejoice. 'Til then, nnnno! __________________ Google

11-12-2003, 09:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
Pragma I am Winter Born Location: Alexandria, VA	According to Mathematica 5.0, which I just used to divide by 3, it is not divisible by 3, tj2001cobra. __________________ Eat antimatter, Posleen-boy!

11-12-2003, 08:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
rogue49 Loser	Uber-geeks must have their hobbies too.

11-12-2003, 08:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
tj2001cobra Insane Location: Austin, Texas .. Y'all	Could someone try to divide that by 3 and verify it for me? It looks oddly like 3 would work here

11-12-2003, 09:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
ace81385 Insane	id say thats a big waste of time but watver....

11-12-2003, 10:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
Nefir Junkie Location: Louisville, KY	All you naysayers will eat your words one day The #1 application for prime numbers: Cryptography. Algorithms like RSA depend on having a nice supply of large primes. I am sure the US government is watching these developments VERY closely. There is no denying it - that number is seriously badass. I am such a freakin' nerd too - no denying that either! __________________ You do not use a Macintosh, instead you use a Tandy Kompressor break your glowstick, Kompressor eat your candy Kompressor open jaws, Kompressor release ants Kompressor watch you scream, Because Kompressor does not dance

11-13-2003, 12:03 AM	#10 (permalink)
empu Crazy	It is true that prime numbers play an important role in modern cryptography. It is also true that this particular prime number is somewhat akin to a 100 million megaton bomb as far as practical cryptography is concerned.

11-13-2003, 12:16 AM	#11 (permalink)
Macheath Junkie Location: Sydney, Australia	"So, it starts with a one and ends with a one, there's a seven in the middle and..." Nope, I'm sorry but I'm just having a whole heap of trouble writing a Sesame Street song about this number. Ah well, back to the Pi fanfare for trumpet and horn.

11-13-2003, 12:29 AM	#12 (permalink)
dragon2fire Junkie	omg nerd thats all i am saying

11-13-2003, 12:33 AM	#13 (permalink)
skier Rawr! Location: Edmontania	If you scroll down at just the right speed there's a face of a clown laughing at you. __________________ "Asking a bomb squad if an old bomb is still "real" is not the best thing to do if you want to save it." - denim

11-13-2003, 01:28 AM	#14 (permalink)
Spartak Bang bang Location: New Zealand	That's seriously so badass.... but still no cure for cancer __________________ I can read your mind... looking at you... I can read your mind...

11-13-2003, 02:11 AM	#16 (permalink)
phukraut Addict	listing large primes is not the megaton bomb for that sort of cryptography. it's fast methods of factoring that will be the end of it.

11-13-2003, 07:11 AM	#18 (permalink)
quadro2000 All Possibility, Made Of Custard Location: New York, NY	I don't know who the clown is that came up with this number, but he posted my PHONE NUMBER in the middle of it! Very funny, tough guy. Wait until I figure out your phone number and post it on the bathroom wall. Then you'll realize that really large prime numbers are NOT to be used for prank purposes. They're for learning. And for getting girls. Dammit, I just got removed off the telemarketers list...now this? Now everybody's gonna be calling me. What a shit move. Geeks can be so mean. __________________ You have to laugh at yourself...because you'd cry your eyes out if you didn't. - Emily Saliers

11-13-2003, 07:36 AM	#20 (permalink)
Gortexfogg I and I Location: Stillwater, OK	That's one big number, but it's nothing compared to all the other infinite prime numbers out there...