The world's largest known (as of January 2016) prime number has 22,338,618 digits.
As of January 2016, the largest known prime number is a number with 22,338,618 digits. It was found in 2016 by the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS).
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37 Comments
Bill Coe
You could certainly add to the explanation - or provide a reference link to support your answer. The number is 2 to the 74,207,281 power − 1.
Mic Fenst
acks, The statement notes, "The largest known," Find the next one and you'll be in the news.
Shirley Dutt
Good guess!
kite005
Terry Bremer, Largest known
Terry Bremer
...If the value of PI is infinite, how can any number have a 'finite' number of digits? The answer is False!
Steve Edwards
Peter Teuchert, the number you are saying is divisible by 3 isn’t the prime they’re talking about, it is the number of digits in the prime.
Corey Taylor
There's one for the Pi lovers!
Ilias Tsiabardas
Good guess
Paul Bison
Bill Coe, Thanks Bill.
silrem
Utterly meaningless question and answer so I went with true and of course was right.
hodoushere
Way over my head!
lmjmom
Got it.
ninakamwene
They are always true right!
Michael Cohen
Good idea to put in a date, lots of questions like this are obsolete some n after they are published
Donna Carder-Kummer
I would have liked an explanation, sorry! Just not enough!
Alan Straff
It's actually 2 to the power of 77,232,917 minus 1 Bill Coe but I agree a more detailed summary would have been appreciated.
Bob Gorby
Digit Navidad!