🔍 The Man Who Found the World’s Largest Prime Number | Numberphile Exclusive

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There’s a new largest known prime number… and this is the man who found it.
We sat down with Luke Durant, the discoverer of the most recent record-breaking prime, to talk about how he did it, what it means, and why prime numbers still fascinate the mathematical world.

🔢 What makes a number a "record prime"?
⚙️ How are these enormous numbers actually discovered?
đź§  What drives someone to search for primes that are millions of digits long?

Whether you’re a math fan, a Numberphile regular, or just curious about how far human computing has come, this story will blow your mind.

👉 Dive into the mystery and beauty of mathematics — one prime at a time.

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