The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) searches for primes of the form 2n-1. These primes are the largest known primes in the world, reaching well into the millions of decimal digits.
GIMPS Primes
| Prime | Digits | Type | Discovered | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2^37156667-1 | 11,185,272 | Mersenne | September 6, 2008 | more info |
| 2^43112609-1 | 12,978,189 | Mersenne | August 23, 2008 | more info |
| 2^32582657-1 | 9,808,358 | Mersenne | September 4, 2006 | more info |
| 2^30402457-1 | 9,152,052 | Mersenne | December 15, 2005 | more info |
| 2^25964951-1 | 7,816,230 | Mersenne | February 18, 2005 | more info |
| 2^24036583-1 | 7,235,733 | Mersenne | May 16, 2004 | more info |
| 2^20996011-1 | 6,320,430 | Mersenne | November 17, 2003 | more info |
| 2^13466917-1 | 4,053,946 | Mersenne | December 7, 2001 | more info |
| 2^6972593-1 | 2,098,960 | Mersenne | June 1, 1999 | more info |
| 2^3021377-1 | 909,526 | Mersenne | January 27, 1998 | more info |
| 2^2976221-1 | 895,932 | Mersenne | August 24, 1997 | more info |
| 2^1398269-1 | 420,921 | Mersenne | November 13, 1996 | more info |