GIMPS now in 10 million digit territory
 

Check the status:

[url]http://www.mersenne.org/primenet/status.shtml[/url]

We have almost exhausted every exponent below 10 million digits. 3 or 4 days from now, all new exponents will be 10+ million digits.

Has anyone actually received a > 10-million digit exponent when requesting regular first-time primality tests?

[QUOTE=E_tron]Check the status:

[url]http://www.mersenne.org/primenet/status.shtml[/url]

We have almost exhausted every exponent below 10 million digits. 3 or 4 days from now, all new exponents will be 10+ million digits.[/QUOTE]

Hmmm... according to [url]http://www.mersenne.org/status.htm[/url] there are still approx. 19000 exponents below 30402457 for first-time testing.

It would be nice to have a countdown to testing all expos below 33219281 once.

[url]http://www.mersenne.org/status.htm[/url] tells us how many exponents have completed each stage. E_tron is talking about exponents available to be assigned: [URL]http://www.mersenne.org/primenet/status.shtml[/URL].

According to the latest version, the Status Summary Report 29 Jul 2006 00:00 (UTC), there were 5717 exponents available for first-time testing. I think there's still over a week's supply.

[Ooh, my first avatar! I just noticed! Do they appear at random?]

the admins assign avatars; it's kind of a prank.

yes i notice a new one pops up ever few weeks lol.... congrats on the avatar :banana: :banana: :banana: .... also those 3 bananas just let me catch up to all of you by .0000001 second.

[QUOTE=E_tron]the admins assign avatars; it's kind of a prank.[/QUOTE]

i got one a couple of weeks ago. Its a bit odd cos I haven't posted very much recently. Then again it is only a very small avatar.

Is the deal that if you have uploaded your own avatar then it will not change?

[QUOTE=dominicanpapi82]Is the deal that if you have uploaded your own avatar then it will not change?[/QUOTE]
Mine hasn't changed yet.

That's probably asking for trouble ... :cry:


Paul

It probably wont, since you've had it for so long.

For example, the "E" has been with me since 2001.

According to [url]http://www.mersenne.org/primenet/status.shtml[/url] there is no more exponent below the 10M digit range available for first-time testing.