Re: Largest prime ever just discovered

From: rich burge (r3769_at_aol.com)
Date: 02/27/05 

Date: 27 Feb 2005 12:38:22 -0800

Jim Spriggs wrote:
> Gnomon wrote:
> >
> > http://www.mersenne.org/prime.htm
>
> What is it about primes, I wonder? I never see things like "Largest
> composite discovered." To even things up a little I'll offer
>
> 976964263264^(982758659875^8723964087)
>
> Can I sell it? Can I patent it?

Sell it? Sure, why not? Math _is_ for profit! Try ebay.

Patent it? With a bit more work, perhaps. You will first need to
determine, say, the position (from the left) of the first 10 (or so)
occurrences of the digit-string 666 in the decimal representation of
your number and then submit this sequence to the OEIS. In return, you
should receive the closest thing math geeks can get to a patent: your
very own sequence number! It is kind of sad that such a nice number
has to be turned into a mere sequence to get the recognition it
deserves, but math society is, at times, quite cruel.

Rich

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