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New Prime Number Found

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There are infinitely many prime numbers. 274207281 - 1 is the biggest known prime number of the day. It has only recently discovered as the 49th known Mersenne prime number and has more than 22 million digits.

News seen at: Der Spiegel - Science (in German)

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