Taking 7M to store. I wonder how well that will compress :) > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of John McKown > Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2015 8:15 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: useless but amusing: largest known prime > > From: > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://www.johndcook.com/blog/ > 2015/08/05/largest-known- > prime/&k=EWEYHnIvm0nsSxnW5y9VIw%3D%3D%0A&r=j6Xa1Y0fbuP2mfgCQ > 5Zxhg%3D%3D%0A&m=upvAUcersDESSei%2FTU2N5N6FQlkuCqIq5y0qaFDteN > g%3D%0A&s=041a8538238d96145748632be31cb9838c441514ede538855feed > a1ba807a0f7 > <quote> > The largest known prime at the moment is P = 2 ^ > 57885161 – 1. This means that in binary, the number is a string of > 57,885,161 ones. > </quote>-- > > Schrodinger's backup: The condition of any backup is unknown until a restore > is attempted. > > Yoda of Borg, we are. Futile, resistance is, yes. Assimilated, you will be. > > He's about as useful as a wax frying pan. > > 10 to the 12th power microphones = 1 Megaphone > > Maranatha! <>< > John McKown > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to > [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
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