Talk:Largest known prime

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The original article presented the number, or what purported to be the number, or, come to think of it, just a long string of digits. This added up to close to four megabytes, and the only reason I can think of for presenting it would be that some people would say "Wow". That is, if they hadn't got bored waiting for the download, and if their browsers hadn't crashed. Suggestion: if the string of digits is important, provide a link to it on some other page. -- Hoary 11:36, 2005 Mar 30 (UTC)

Yes, I agree completely. Good move, Hoary. BTW, did anybody check that number for correctness? I think the 3'588'172nd digit was off by one... :-) Lupo 11:42, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I can't find the link to it. Alphabetagamma 02:40, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I give up! Verification of prime numbers take too long... (pun intended)

I tried checking it but I figured I'dd leave it to the Kool people at Karleton U.(it's actually a "C")(I'm their rival from Ottawa U.) I tried thinking of a way to include this information without to much contreversy. Anyone here, a regular editor, want to venture into adding the information about the verification of the number? The information is at http://www.magazine.carleton.ca/2004_Fall/1342.htm --CyclePat 00:58, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

p.s.: yes! someon has tried to verify it. --CyclePat 00:58, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

and the winner is... ? (But what exact number are they talking about, anyway ? ;-) --FvdP 02:03, 7 January 2006 (UTC)