RE: Mersenne: GIMPS in Science News

[Rick Pali]

Pierre About wrote:

> > > M(17) is the number of people that could fit into a /very/
> > > large open arena or stadium.
> >
> > What stadium is that big? The one at Urbana seats only about 20000.
>
> I think the one at U. of Texas Austin holds 60,000

Even one of the shorter tracks on the NASCAR circuit (Bristol) holds 250,000
people.

Rick.
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