Martin Nowak
Incidentally, ophthalmologist Dr. Martin Nowak from Michelfeld near Schwäbisch Hall set a mathematical record on February 18, 2005: The 47-year-old doctor discovered the largest known prime number to date, with exactly 7,816,230 digits.
A standard computer completed the task. This computer is part of the worldwide Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) network based in Orlando, Florida, in which tens of thousands of computers search for prime numbers.
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