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A 41-million-digit prime number is the biggest ever found – but mathematicians’ search for perfection will continue

By John Voight, Professor of Mathematics , University of Sydney

A new largest known prime number was found last month by an amateur mathematician, continuing a millennia-long quest to understand hidden patterns in the infinite tapestry of numbers.

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