We love large numbers: Googol, a large number that is the basis for the name Google. Trillion, the basis for the U.S. bail out, etc. Now using ordinary computers loaned by ordinary people, there is a new Big Number. It's the largest prime number to date running over 13 million digits. If you recall, a prime number is 2n-1. You may now leave the Matrix.
There's not a hope of printing the prime number: the resulting number would be 30 miles long! or take up 13MB or so of plaintext.
Appeal of Big Numbers
New Prime Number is 30 Miles Long
Trend Themes
1. LARGE NUMBERS - Opportunity for businesses to create products or services that cater to people's fascination with large numbers.
2. PRIME NUMBERS - Potential for innovation in developing algorithms or technologies to calculate and verify large prime numbers efficiently.
3. DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING - Emerging trend of harnessing the power of ordinary people's computers for complex computational tasks, creating opportunities for collaboration and resource sharing.
Industry Implications
1. TECHNOLOGY - Tech companies can explore the market for creating applications or platforms that engage people in generating and exploring large numbers.
2. CYBERSECURITY - Opportunity for cybersecurity firms to enhance their technologies to protect critical infrastructure involved in distributed computing projects.
3. EDUCATION - Educational institutions can incorporate the fascination with large numbers and prime numbers into curriculum or online learning platforms to engage students.