The 52nd known Mersenne prime was discovered on October 21, 2024. It has more than 16 million digits in decimal notation and reads: Source: https://www.mersenne.org
Where is the next Mersenne prime number?
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51th Mersenne prime number has been found!
The 51st known Mersenne prime was discovered on December 7, 2018. It is: Source: https://www.mersenne.org.
50th known Mersenne prime number has been found
On December 26, 2017, the 50th known Mersenne prime was found: 2 raised to a power of 77232917-1. This number contains 23249425 digits if written in the decimal system. It is the largest currently known prime number. The discoverer is Jonathan Pace, an electrical engineer from Germantown Tennesse, USA. More info: http://www.mersenne.org