6,385- factored

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Greg Project administrator Send message Joined: 26 Jun 08 Posts: 640 Credit: 436,582,548 RAC: 186,644	Message 487 - Posted: 8 Jun 2010, 6:59:16 UTC 6,385- is factored. The composite cofactor was the product of 84-digit and 103-digit prime numbers. Another should finish in a about a week. Let's keep going! ID: 487 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

SCV-9000 Send message Joined: 26 Apr 10 Posts: 2 Credit: 53,718 RAC: 0	Message 488 - Posted: 13 Jun 2010, 14:33:39 UTC - in response to Message 487. This is s exciting. I Understand what factorisation is about, but what does 6385- facored mean? ID: 488 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Greg Project administrator Send message Joined: 26 Jun 08 Posts: 640 Credit: 436,582,548 RAC: 186,644	Message 489 - Posted: 13 Jun 2010, 18:39:17 UTC - in response to Message 488. This means that we have completed the factorization of the number 6^385-1. It is equal to the product of previously known factors times the 84-digit and 103-digit numbers NFS@Home discovered. The complete factorization of the number is available here. ID: 489 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote