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The largest known prime is <math>2^{32582657}+1</math>
 
The largest known prime is <math>2^{32582657}+1</math>
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==Mersenne Prime==
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a '''Mersenne prime''' is a prime number ''M'' that is of the form ''M =  2<sup>n</sup> − 1'', where ''n'' is some [[natural number]].  As of April, 2007, only 44 Mersenne Primes have been found.  The largest known prime <math>2^{32582657}+1</math>, is a Mersenne Prime.
    
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