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1) René Descartes estimated the future of computing power by stating that all eternity would not be sufficient to determine if a 15- or 20-digit number is prime. 2) In 2003, the 40th Mersenne prime was discovered, containing over 6 million digits. It was found by a graduate student who used his personal computer for 19 days. 3) In 2005, the 42nd Mersenne prime was discovered by a German eye surgeon. It has over 7 million digits and took 50 days to analyze on his personal computer.

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mahharaj

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