Science Lets hear it for enormous prime numbers...

[EtherDragon]

Thanks to the use of Mersenne Primes, that is, a prime number that is One less than a power of Two, you too can memorize the largest known prime number.

(2 ^ (43,112,609)) - 1

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~ED

 

[Dig Gil]

This is handy if you want to look very bright to a maths teacher.

 

[Wolfer]

Or very stupid.

 

[EtherDragon]

Actually, think of it as a study in cognition and recall.

In order to memorize something it's best to break it down into three key facts for later rapid recall.

The three (or fewer) facts about this prime number.
1. It's a Mersenne Prime - which means it's value is = "2^-1"
2. N is a sequence of 3 numbers.

Memorize the sequence of 3 numbers and you are all set! (43, 112, 609)