Largest prime number ever found spans 41 million digits, sets new world record
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A new record-breaking prime number with over 41 million digits has been discovered using cloud computing and GPU technology. Luke Durant, a researcher, utilized the GIMPS program across thousands of GPUs in 24 data centers worldwide to find the 52nd known Mersenne prime, ending the era of personal computers finding such large primes.
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