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Student finds largest known prime number

Student finds largest known prime number 12/10/2003 07:46 PM
Boston Globe Dec 10 2003 6:41PM ET

Ars Team Prime Rib finds fourth-largest
prime number ever

Ars Team Prime Rib finds fourth-largest
prime number ever 01/04/2005 03:12 PM
One of Ars Technica's distributed computing teams (Team Prime Rib) has found the fourth-largest prime number ever as part of the Seventeen or Bust project. Join the effort and help keep Team Prime Rib in first place!

Shared computing power finds largest
prime number

Shared computing power finds largest
prime number 12/10/2003 09:10 PM
CBC Dec 10 2003 8:06PM ET

New Largest Known Prime Number

New Largest Known Prime Number 06/02/2004 05:29 AM
New Largest Known Prime Number
http://www.mersenne.org/24 036583.htm

Josh Findley, a volunteer in the Mersenne.org research project called the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS), has discovered the largest known prime number. Findley used his home PC and free software by George Woltman and Scott Kurowski as part of an international grid of 240,000 networked computers in virtually every time zone of the world. The new number, expressed as 2 to the 24,036,583th power minus 1, has 7,235,733 decimal digits and was discovered May 15th. It is nearly a million digits larger than the previous largest known prime number, and belongs to a special class of rare prime numbers called Mersenne primes . The discovery marks only the 41st known Mersenne prime, named after Marin Mersenne , a 17th century French monk who first studied the rare numbers 300 years ago. Mersenne primes are most relevant to number theory, but most participants join GIMPS simply for the fun of having a role in real research - and the chance of finding a new Mersenne prime.

Largest prime number ever is found

Largest prime number ever is found 12/04/2003 08:26 AM
New Scientist Coverage .. 6,320,430 digits .. Here's a story

newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994438
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Largest Prime Number Ever Found

Largest Prime Number Ever Found 12/03/2003 01:24 PM
Largest Prime Number Ever Found
http:// www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994438

A 26-year-old graduate student in the US has made mathematical history by discovering the largest known prime number. The new number is 6,320,430 digits long. It took just over two years to find using a distributed network of more than 200,000 computers. Michael Shafer a chemical engineering student at Michigan State University used his office computer to contribute spare processing power to the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS). The project has more than 60,000 volunteers from all over the world taking part.

"I had just finished a meeting with my advisor when I saw the computer had found the new prime," Shafer says. "After a short victory dance, I called up my wife and friends involved with GIMPS to share the great news."

Prime numbers are positive integers that can only be divided by themselves and one. Mersenne primes are an especially rare type of prime that take the form 2 p-1, where p is also a prime number. The new number can be represented as 220,996,011-1. It is only the 40th Mersenne prime to have ever been found.

Computer net generates largest prime
number

Computer net generates largest prime
number 12/11/2003 06:14 AM
Sunspot Dec 11 2003 5:11AM ET

Cooperative computing finds top prime
number

Cooperative computing finds top prime
number 12/02/2003 10:23 PM
ZDNet Australia Dec 2 2003 9:03PM ET

Discover a new prime number with Team
Prime Rib!

Discover a new prime number with Team
Prime Rib! 04/30/2004 07:58 AM
Meet Team Prime Rib, the Ars distributed computing team working on the Seventeen or Bust! prime number project. They need your spare CPU cycles to discover primes and regain first place.

New Largest Prime Found: Over 7 Million
Digits

New Largest Prime Found: Over 7 Million
Digits 05/30/2004 05:50 PM

New Largest Prime Found: Over 7 Million
Digits || kuro5hin.org

New Largest Prime Found: Over 7 Million
Digits || kuro5hin.org 05/31/2004 08:39 AM
New Largest Prime Found: Over 7 Million Digits

kuro5hin.org/story/2004/5/30/92549/8107
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Prime Number Generator

Prime Number Generator 05/03/2004 07:37 PM
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Web cooperative unearths top prime
number

Web cooperative unearths top prime
number 12/03/2003 06:21 AM
ZDNet UK Dec 3 2003 6:10AM ET

This number is ready for prime time

This number is ready for prime time 12/03/2003 01:49 AM
Largest prime number found is the 40th Mersenne prime. Also, Ars gives a shout out to IronBits and thanks him for all of his DC help.

Record-setting prime number found

Record-setting prime number found 12/11/2003 06:08 AM
More than 200,000 computers spent years looking for the largest known prime number. It turned up on Michigan State University graduate student Michael Shafer’s off-the-shelf PC. β€œIt was just a matter of time,” Shafer said.

Cooperative project reports new top
prime number

Cooperative project reports new top
prime number 05/18/2004 07:23 PM
A shared computing effort says it has found a new prime number. It has 6.3 million digits, and is the 41st entry in the subcategory of Mersenne prime numbers.

7-million digit prime number discovered

7-million digit prime number discovered 06/02/2004 10:33 AM

"Why do cicadas have prime-number (13-
or 17-year) life-cycles"

"Why do cicadas have prime-number (13-
or 17-year) life-cycles" 05/15/2004 08:41 AM

DfES looks at introducing a unique
learner number per UK student

DfES looks at introducing a unique
learner number per UK student 12/02/2003 05:28 AM
PublicTechnology.net Dec 2 2003 4:11AM ET

"Growing Number in U.S. Back War, Survey
Finds"

"Growing Number in U.S. Back War, Survey
Finds" 03/13/2003 10:25 AM

Florida Nursing Students Association and
AfterCollege HealthcarePartner to Create
Online Destination for Largest Audience
of Student Nurses in Florida

Florida Nursing Students Association and
AfterCollege HealthcarePartner to Create
Online Destination for Largest Audience
of Student Nurses in Florida 03/29/2005 03:55 AM
AfterCollege Healthcare will power the Florida Nursing Students Association web site and Job Resource Center, delivering relevant employment information to over 3,000 association members. [PRWEB Mar 29, 2005]

Telewest Broadband, one of Great
Britain’s largest alternative carriers,
banks on next-generation technology of
the European Computer Telecoms Group
(ECT) for its service number offering

Telewest Broadband, one of Great
Britain’s largest alternative carriers,
banks on next-generation technology of
the European Computer Telecoms Group
(ECT) for its service number offering 09/22/2004 02:13 AM
Based on ECT’s solution, Telewest launches its new Special Rate Service (SRS) Advanced Solutions [PRWEB Sep 22, 2004]

Monday, May 24 Begins Nationwide Number
Portability: Keep Your Cell Number When
You Switch, But What Happens to the Old
Phone?

Monday, May 24 Begins Nationwide Number
Portability: Keep Your Cell Number When
You Switch, But What Happens to the Old
Phone? 05/31/2004 02:00 PM
"Number portability" began in November for parts of the country, but on Monday it will be available throughout the nation. Millions of cellular phone users are about to discover that when they switch companies they can keep their number, but a new phone will be required. One company offers consumers an easy way to get rid of old cell phones and get paid cash for doing it. [PRWEB May 21, 2004]

Prime Ones

Prime Ones 03/11/2003 11:53 AM
Tim Bray: I'm wondering if there is any number except for 11 whose digits are all '1' that is prime?

1111111111111111111 looks promising.

Prime Obsession

Prime Obsession 12/24/2004 12:37 PM

"Optimus Prime"

"Optimus Prime" 03/20/2003 08:52 PM

What's Prime Time?

What's Prime Time? 12/11/2003 05:06 AM
Prime time TV may quickly be a thing of the past. While the rise of personal video recorders like TiVo mean time shifting shows out of prime time (or, into prime time) is playing a role, new studies are suggesting that many people are simply giving up television programming for alternatives like the internet, DVDs and video games. Broadcasters were so surprised by the severity of the numbers in one recent ratings report that they originally claimed that the data must be bad. However, there's plenty of evidence to suggest that there's quite a large movement away from broadcast television. What the broadcasters still don't realize is that people are beginning to realize that they want more control over their entertainment time. They don't want to be force-fed what a producer picks. They wanter interactivity or they want choice - which goes against the entire broadcast mentality. In the meantime, the advertisers are realizing that this shift is happening, and thus are moving their advertising dollars to other venues such as the internet and video games.

CSS Ready For Prime Time

CSS Ready For Prime Time 01/28/2003 11:37 AM
Although most think CSS is mainstream, we have to ask one question: why are so few top 100 sites using it?

Is Nike Hitting Its Prime?

Is Nike Hitting Its Prime? 03/19/2005 02:55 AM
A Fool looks back to look forward.

Me TV: Program your own prime time

Me TV: Program your own prime time 04/11/2005 06:16 AM

"E3: Metroid Prime 2 Roundtable"

"E3: Metroid Prime 2 Roundtable" 05/22/2004 09:54 AM

Stress Prime 2004 v.0.23

Stress Prime 2004 v.0.23 06/07/2004 05:14 PM

Prime Minister Fired via SMS

Prime Minister Fired via SMS 04/23/2004 12:03 PM

Monarch sacks PM by text message: Even the mighty fall, this time by pager message.

The practice of breaking bad news by text message is a growing trend as people increasingly shun face-to-face confrontation. In the most unusual instance of such an act to date, the King of Swaziland has sacked his Prime Minister in 160 characters or less.

King Mswati of Swaziland has enraged local lawmakers after it emerged he instructed his attorney general to fire Prime Minister Sibusiso Dlamini by SMS text message.

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Stress Prime 2004 v.0.26

Stress Prime 2004 v.0.26 07/09/2004 04:57 PM

Math-Prime-Simple-0.06

Math-Prime-Simple-0.06 01/17/2004 10:41 PM

Prime-time hypermedia

Prime-time hypermedia 08/05/2004 01:51 PM

The two-way Web unleashed by the blogging revolution is, and will remain, largely a textual medium. And yet we're clearly at an inflection point. It's increasingly feasible to create and share media content. If you needed special AV skills and instincts in order to do that, it would be a non-starter. But I've never been an AV guy. What motivates me to explore the subject now is a profound sense that it's ready to become part of mainstream communication on the Web. I'm not sure where this series of columns will lead, but let's take it one step at a time. [Full story at O'Reilly Network]

Thus concludes the first installment of my new series of columns at the O'Reilly Network. Previously, the column -- archived here and here -- dealt with Web services, XML-oriented content management, collaboration, and a smattering of other topics. Now I've decided to use it to reflect on the various AV-related topics that I've been exploring lately. ...

Not ready for prime time

Not ready for prime time 04/14/2004 07:43 AM
President Bush went on TV Tuesday to reassure voters about the war in Iraq. Instead, he came off as a schoolboy who hadn't done his homework.

Help Get RSS Ready for Prime Time

Help Get RSS Ready for Prime Time 12/09/2003 02:37 AM

Rename RSS Contest

"Rename RSS Contest allows readers to submit three names to take place of RSS. Prizes included...." [Lockergnome's RSS Resource]

While we're at it, how about we come up with a better button for the feed, too. You know, one that would mean something to a non-techie. Seeing Bryan Bell's white-on-orange-XML-button on a site warms my heart, but the meaning needs to be more obvious.

Stress Prime 2004 v.0.24

Stress Prime 2004 v.0.24 06/17/2004 03:04 PM

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