Even after five years running Gimps on my computers, I didn't expect to find a new Mersenne prime.
BBC: NEWS | Science/Nature | Largest Prime Number discovered
"An award-winning prime could be mere weeks or as much as a few years away - that's the fun of math discoveries, " said Gimps founder George Woltman.
Mersenne primes are most relevant to number theory, but most participants join Gimps for the fun of having a role in real research - and the chance of finding a new Mersenne prime.
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