GIMPS First Mersenne Prime Discovered by Joel Armengaud, November 13, 1996
As part of the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) project, Joel Armengaud discovers the project's first Mersenne prime number,
Date: November 13, 1996
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