Science Man spent $2 million to find new largest prime number M136279841 is over 41 million digits. Andrew Paul Published Oct 24, 2024 11:31 AM EDT ...

The largest known prime number has been discovered, smashing the previous record by more than 16 million digits.

Prime numbers are only divisible by themselves and one. Robert Brook via Getty Images In the 17th century, French monk and mathematician Marin Mersenne developed a method to find prime numbers ...