Re: Q:About primes?

Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes in article <87ace9k1cj.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> dated 06 Jan 2006 14:06:04 +0200:
>"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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>
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