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

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

To test the primality of a number, the GIMPS programs run a probable prime test, and, if the test produces a successful ...

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