New World's Biggest Prime Number (PRINTED FULLY ON PAPER)

Alex Bellos discusses how the Incans used knots in string (Quipu) to record numbers.Check out Brilliant (get 20% off their premium service): https://brillian...

Matt Parker on the latest Mersenne Prime to take the title of "world's biggest prime". He had it printed!

More from this interview very soon, including details of how the prime was found.

PART TWO: https://youtu.be/lEvXcTYqtKU
PART THREE on Numberphile2: https://youtu.be/jNXAMBvYe-Y

Matt's interview with Curtis Cooper: https://youtu.be/q5ozBnrd5Zc
The previous record: https://youtu.be/QSEKzFGpCQs
Mersenne Numbers and Mersenne Primes: https://youtu.be/PLL0mo5rHhk
More on Mersenne Primes: https://youtu.be/T0xKHwQH-4I
GIMPS: http://www.mersenne.org

Prime Playlist: http://bit.ly/primevids