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Originally Posted by White Rabbit
I thought primes were infinite?
Is the significance of this the fact that we can compute at that level?
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Yes there are an infinite number of primes as proven by the ancient Greeks.
There is a mathematical formula that can generate prime numbers. It has been found however that not all numbers generated are primes.
The prime number in question is the largest prime number generated by that formula.
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Steven