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I think this is a pretty classic "because it's there". It's pretty unlikely finding a single new prime will reveal anything interesting (though it's certainly
by JshWright 9y ago
I think this is a pretty classic "because it's there".
It's pretty unlikely finding a single new prime will reveal anything interesting (though it's certainly not impossible that it would lead to the discovery of some previously unknown pattern or progression)
- colejohnson66 9y agoExactly. Primes of this size are found simply for the “because why not?” factor