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'''Patrick Laroche''' is a 35 year old IT professional living in Ocala, Florida. For many years, Patrick had used GIMPS software as a free [[Torture test|"stress test"]] for his computer builds. Recently, he started prime hunting on his media server to "give back" to the project. After less than 4 months and on just his fourth try, he discovered the new prime number. By way of comparison, some GIMPS participants have searched for more than 20 years with tens of thousands of attempts but no success. Thus proving that even the "little guy" can compete against those with lots of computing resources. | '''Patrick Laroche''' is a 35 year old IT professional living in Ocala, Florida. For many years, Patrick had used GIMPS software as a free [[Torture test|"stress test"]] for his computer builds. Recently, he started prime hunting on his media server to "give back" to the project. After less than 4 months and on just his fourth try, he discovered the new prime number. By way of comparison, some GIMPS participants have searched for more than 20 years with tens of thousands of attempts but no success. Thus proving that even the "little guy" can compete against those with lots of computing resources. | ||
| − | He is credited with discovery of the [[M51|51th known Mersenne prime]] 2<sup> | + | He is credited with discovery of the [[M51|51th known Mersenne prime]] 2<sup>{{Num|82589933}}</sup>-1. |
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://www.mersenne.org/primes/?press=M82589933 GIMPS (press release)] | *[https://www.mersenne.org/primes/?press=M82589933 GIMPS (press release)] | ||
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Revision as of 09:09, 6 March 2019
Patrick Laroche is a 35 year old IT professional living in Ocala, Florida. For many years, Patrick had used GIMPS software as a free "stress test" for his computer builds. Recently, he started prime hunting on his media server to "give back" to the project. After less than 4 months and on just his fourth try, he discovered the new prime number. By way of comparison, some GIMPS participants have searched for more than 20 years with tens of thousands of attempts but no success. Thus proving that even the "little guy" can compete against those with lots of computing resources.
He is credited with discovery of the 51th known Mersenne prime 282,589,933-1.
