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| − | '''Nayan Hajratwala''' is a former PricewaterhouseCoopers employee from Michigan who discovered the [[M38|38th Mersenne prime]], 2<sup> | + | '''Nayan Hajratwala''' is a former PricewaterhouseCoopers employee from Michigan who discovered the [[M38|38th Mersenne prime]], 2<sup>{{Num|6972593}}</sup>-1. |
On 1999-06-01, Hajratwala's 350 MHz IBM Aptiva home computer first reported the prime to the [[GIMPS]] server. The computer had taken 111 days to complete the test, although the same test could have been done in three weeks had the computer been running at full capacity. | On 1999-06-01, Hajratwala's 350 MHz IBM Aptiva home computer first reported the prime to the [[GIMPS]] server. The computer had taken 111 days to complete the test, although the same test could have been done in three weeks had the computer been running at full capacity. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://primes.utm.edu/notes/6972593 And the winning number is...] | *[http://primes.utm.edu/notes/6972593 And the winning number is...] | ||
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[[Category:Person|Hajratwala, Nayan]] | [[Category:Person|Hajratwala, Nayan]] | ||
Revision as of 11:18, 14 January 2024
Nayan Hajratwala is a former PricewaterhouseCoopers employee from Michigan who discovered the 38th Mersenne prime, 26,972,593-1.
On 1999-06-01, Hajratwala's 350 MHz IBM Aptiva home computer first reported the prime to the GIMPS server. The computer had taken 111 days to complete the test, although the same test could have been done in three weeks had the computer been running at full capacity.
In 2001, Hajratwala founded a software consulting firm, Chikli Consulting, LLC.
