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Florida man stumbles on biggest prime number after working plucky i5 CPU for 12 days straight

Processor thrashed by GIMPS

The largest known prime number, made up over 24 million digits, has been discovered by a lone IT professional quietly crunching numbers with an Intel-powered computer in December.…


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