Prime Challenge Launched by Windows Azure to Find ‘Hidden’ Primes

Businesses, schools or individuals encouraged to search in the gaps between known prime numbersLONDON, 6th December 2013: The search for prime numbers has always been an important challenge for mathematicians, but now it is being opened up to all. Launched on 29th November (291113) by Microsoft Windows Azure the Prime Challenge invites businesses, schools, universities, clubs or individuals to search for ‘hidden’ primes.“The biggest prime number ever discovered is 17 million decimal digits long. Previously, the biggest prime number was 12 million digits long.

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