Discovering the Largest Prime Number - Numberphile
Join Matt Parker as he explores the journey of finding the world's largest prime number, with insights and updates leading to the new title holder in 2024. For more details, check the full description and watch part one.

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Featuring Matt Parker... See the new title holder in 2024: https://youtu.be/Yp4ilFOtoeg
More links & stuff in full description below βββ
See part one at: https://youtu.be/tlpYjrbujG0
Part three on Numberphile2: https://youtu.be/jNXAMBvYe-Y
Matt's interview with Curtis Cooper: https://youtu.be/q5ozBnrd5Zc
The previous record: https://youtu.be/QSEKzFGpCQs
Mersenne Numbers and Mersenne Primes: https://youtu.be/PLL0mo5rHhk
More on Mersenne Primes: https://youtu.be/T0xKHwQH-4I
GIMPS: http://www.mersenne.org
Prime Playlist: http://bit.ly/primevids
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More links & stuff in full description below βββ
See part one at: https://youtu.be/tlpYjrbujG0
Part three on Numberphile2: https://youtu.be/jNXAMBvYe-Y
Matt's interview with Curtis Cooper: https://youtu.be/q5ozBnrd5Zc
The previous record: https://youtu.be/QSEKzFGpCQs
Mersenne Numbers and Mersenne Primes: https://youtu.be/PLL0mo5rHhk
More on Mersenne Primes: https://youtu.be/T0xKHwQH-4I
GIMPS: http://www.mersenne.org
Prime Playlist: http://bit.ly/primevids
Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/numberphile
NUMBERPHILE
Website: http://www.numberphile.com/
Numberphile on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/numberphile
Numberphile tweets: https://twitter.com/numberphile
Subscribe: http://bit.ly/Numberphile_Sub
Numberphile is supported by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI): http://bit.ly/MSRINumberphile
Videos by Brady Haran
Brady's videos subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/BradyHaran/
Brady's latest videos across all channels: http://www.bradyharanblog.com/
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Jan 21, 2016
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