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		limaoscarjuliet on Oct 10, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: M(57885161) verified as 48th Mersenne Prime Yup. Math behind CT scan was developed in 1917. It was 50-ish years later it would be put to practical use. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radon_transform

stathibus on Oct 10, 2021 [–]

Apples and oranges. Naming more mersenne primes does not constitute discovering new mathematics. It's really very hard to argue that this is a good use of computing power.

reikonomusha on Oct 10, 2021 | [–]

I think people will continue to search and observe things that they are unable to predict. This is true in almost any field.

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