As they get larger, prime numbers spread out, separated by growing gaps which make the search more challenging ...

To test this prime number, GIMPS first performs a Fermat Primality Test, which can tell you whether the number is likely to ...

Former Nvidia programmer Luke Durant’s search led to the groundbreaking discovery of the world’s largest known prime number in nearly six years.

The next day, an NVIDIA H100 in San Antonio confirmed the finding with a primality test called the Lucas-Lehmer test, per the ...