Yup. Page 3, section A, of Tuesday, June 29, 1999 edition of the Seattle
Times.
"Largest prime ever weighs in at more than 2 million digits" by Ruth
Bennett, Newhouse News Service.
Perhaps the most significant additions(and I may have simply overlooked
these) to the online article (URL already posted) are:
a few details about the discoverer (a Ford Motor company employee) and the
observation that the previous record prime (about 0.9 million digits) would,
if printed in 12 point type, stretch almost 2.5 miles.
Does that mean that M38 is the first known 12pt 5 mile prime?
Joth
----- Original Message -----
From: Luke Welsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Mersenne: Is M38 in Seattle Times ?
> Anybody in the Seattle area?
>
> "front section, page 3 of Seattle Times." of a recent edition?
> Online search fails.
>
> --Luke
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