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Comment by VladRussian

>As of 2011, the "largest known prime number," as reported by GIMPS (the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search),15 is p := 243112609 − 1. But on reflection, what do we mean by saying that p is "known"?

what a rubbish. The "p" isn't "known". The "p" is "known to be prime". Professional philosopher must be able to feel the difference.

parent VladRussian 15 years ago

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