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Will a prime number with at least 100,000,000 decimal digits be discovered in 2009?
Background: The Electronic Frontier Foundation offers a standing prize of US$150,000 to the first person or group to discover a prime number with at least 100,000,000 decimal digits. Will 2009 be the year they have to pay up?
Official contest rules at http://w2.eff.org/awards/coop-prime-rules.php
Official contest rules at http://w2.eff.org/awards/coop-prime-rules.php
Settlement details:Settled when award is announced, even if it is actually paid later. As reported by a major mainstream news source or on the EFF website.
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