Is this a relatively large number?

MavsFan · 2003-12-12, 02:17

I'm just 10th grade in high school and just found out about this so forgive my stupidity but is this number it's factoring relatively large: M33691193?

nfortino · 2003-12-12, 02:22

Yes, it is quite large. M33691193 means 2^33691193-1, which happens to be 10142060 digits long, or 60% larger (digits wise) than the recently discovered prime!

lpmurray · 2003-12-12, 02:23

The number your working on is 10142060 digits long if you were to write it out long hand it would be over 2100 pages long.

MavsFan · 2003-12-12, 02:23

WOW, THAT'S AWESOME! Maybe I'll get lucky who knows, but it says I gotta wait to May 2004 so I gues we'll find out!

2003-12-12, 02:17	#1
MavsFan Dec 2003 5 Posts	Is this a relatively large number? I'm just 10th grade in high school and just found out about this so forgive my stupidity but is this number it's factoring relatively large: M33691193?

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2003-12-12, 02:22	#2
nfortino Nov 2003 3·5·11 Posts	Yes, it is quite large. M33691193 means 2^33691193-1, which happens to be 10142060 digits long, or 60% larger (digits wise) than the recently discovered prime!

2003-12-12, 02:23	#3
lpmurray Sep 2002 89 Posts	The number your working on is 10142060 digits long if you were to write it out long hand it would be over 2100 pages long.