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  1. 05-11-11, 07:00 PM #1
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    PrimeGrid: Mega Prime found for The Riesel Problem

    On 8 May 2011 7:29:52 UTC, PrimeGrid’s The Riesel Problem project eliminated k=123547 by finding the Mega prime: 23547*2^3804809-1 The prime is 1,145,367 digits long and enters Chris Caldwell's The Largest Known Primes Database ranked 28th overall. This is the largest prime found in The Riesel Problem and PrimeGrid's fourth elimination. 60 k's now remain. The discovery was made by <b>Jakub

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    Re: PrimeGrid: Mega Prime found for The Riesel Problem

    Very kewl!
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