GIMPS

Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search - Finding world record primes since 1996. GIMPS is an organized search for Mersenne prime numbers using provided free software.

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GIMPS Project Discovers Largest Known Prime Number

2018369 points108 comments Math & Algorithms details

Discovery of the 50th known Mersenne Prime.

48th Mersenne prime found

2013327 points110 comments Math & Algorithms details

GIMPS has discovered a new Mersenne prime number: 2^57885161-1 is prime! Discovered: 2013 Jan 25

2^74207281-1 is Prime

2016304 points124 comments Math & Algorithms details

GIMPS has discovered a new Mersenne prime number: 2^74207281-1 is prime! Discovered: 2016 Jan 07