> OK - I'm not a math guru, and am new to the list. I can't find a
> recent archive so I hope this isn't a repeated question. Perhaps
> there is someone out there that could help me get some answers to the
> following basic questions & ideas. Feel free to send me email
> directly. Thanks!
Check the FAQ, mentioned at the bottom of every message,
www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
> 2) What are the approximate N's that correspond to the beginnings of
> these areas?
See the FAQ, Q5.3.
> 3) Assuming the continued (exponential?) growth of GIMPS, when will
> GIMPS begin to assign work in each of these areas?
I think it is parabolic. I seem to recall that someone said we should
reach 20.5 million by spring 2005. I don't know when we are projected
to reach the deca-mega-digit range. I think the stats are available at
http://entropia.com/ips/ though I'm not sure.
> I suspect that the ranges for N that GIMPS is searching are far from
> the next eligible EFF prize for 10 million digit primes. I was
> wondering if anyone knows what the smallest N is that gives a 10
> million digit prime might be. (I have no way to calculate it myself.)
We are searching far from that range. I imagine that a number of people
would begin testing in that range after V19 becomes available.
-Lucas
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