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Written by Katie Steckles on 2025-01-10 at 16:41

Did you know that a group of mathematicians and number fans are putting together a collaborative playlist of videos in an attempt to say all 41 million digits of the newly-discovered largest known prime number? The question is: Can humans say the largest prime number before we find the next one? Find out more and get involved at https://saytheprime.com

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Written by TobyBartels on 2025-01-10 at 18:19

@stecks : I suppose it's cheating to just make 10 videos and repeat them about 4 million times?

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Written by Katie Steckles on 2025-01-10 at 18:26

@TobyBartels Yes. Because then we haven't said the prime, we've just said ten digits of it

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Written by Martin Escardo on 2025-01-10 at 19:22

@stecks

Yes, they can. Either using pencil and paper, or programming computers to do that. 🙂

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