Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site unc.unc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!unc!southard From: southard@unc.UUCP (Scott Southard) Newsgroups: net.math Subject: Re: 30th Mersenne prime Message-ID: <95@unc.unc.UUCP> Date: Sat, 28-Sep-85 21:53:26 EDT Article-I.D.: unc.95 Posted: Sat Sep 28 21:53:26 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 30-Sep-85 00:58:26 EDT References: <30300001@waltz> <94@unc.unc.UUCP> Reply-To: southard@unc.UUCP (Scott Southard) Organization: CS Dept, U. of N. Carolina, Chapel Hill Lines: 22 Summary: In article <94@unc.unc.UUCP> southard@unc.UUCP (Scott Southard) writes: >In article <30300001@waltz> dsouza@waltz writes: >> >>Today's Austin American Statesman reports that computer scientists have >>"stumbled on" the largest prime number ever discovered, which is >>2**216091 - 1. Which consists of 65050 digits and is the 30th Mersenne >>prime. >> >I myself had discovered this prime long ago, using only my Apple ][ computer, >a pencil, and 42 boxes of narrow-ruled paper. I guess if I want any >recognition in this world I'd better start publishing my findings early.... > >Scott Southard > Apparently some people took me seriously, which they wouldn't have if they could see my apple ][ in action. I was joking. In any case, I will try to restrict my somewhat limited wit to net.jokes from now on. Please accept my apologies. Scott Southard Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com