Re: Q:About primes?

"Joseph Fagan" <noemailplease@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> "Phil Carmody" <thefatphil_demunged@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:87irsxk45d.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Dan <30pack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >> This prime below with 749 digits required 17+ hours to
> >> establish its primality.
> >>
> > ...
> >>
> >> Whereas this prime below with 751 digits that is more
> >> than 60 times the size of the above prime
> >
> > What on earth are you gibbering on about?
> >
> > A 751-digit prime is roughly 1.0026 times the size of a 749-digit number.
> >
> > Phil
> Eh?
> 10^751 / 10^749 = 10^2


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Phil
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