Mathematics
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Medium
Question
What is listed as the largest known prime number (exam key)?
A
2^82,589,933 − 3
B
2^82,589,933 − 1
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C
2^82,589,933 − 5
D
None of these
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A
2^82,589,933 − 3
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B
2^82,589,933 − 1
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C
2^82,589,933 − 5
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D
None of these
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Explanation
A record Mersenne prime of the form 2^82,589,933 − 1 was widely cited around 2018.