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On Jan. 25, 2013, the largest known Prime number, 257,885,161-1, was discovered on Great internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) volunteer Curtis Cooper's computer. The new prime number, 2 multiplied by itself 57,885,161 times, less one, has 17,425,170 digits.
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What is the biggest prime number?
There is no biggest prime number.The largest prime known at present is 243112609 - 1, a number with nearly 13 million decimal digits. It was verified by the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search on August 23, 2008.For more information about record prime numbers, see the related link.Since we know there is no biggest number, there is no reason to believe there is such a restriction on Prime Numbers.
What is the biggest 3 digit prime number?
997 is the biggest 3 digit prime number.
What is the biggest prime number known up to date?
257,885,161 -1 as of 2013. New primes are being calculated all the time, so this will change as new and larger ones are discovered. Also, note that there are infinitely many primes (proved by Euclid around 300 BCE), so there won't ever be a single "highest" prime, only the highest one known.
What is the largest 2 digit that is prime number?
the biggest 2 didget that is a prime nimber is 97
How many digits are in the largest known prime number?
As of August 2017, the largest known prime number is 2^74,207,281 − 1, a number with 22,338,618digits.
