Pointless math challenge #1435 : In the
17th century, a guy named
Marin Mersenne told people about a
number that he
claimed was
factorable, and he
challenged his
students and peers to
factor it. The
number is :
1326861043989720531776085755060905614293539359890333525802891469459697.
It took a Cray to crack the problem. The solution is :
178230287214063289511 times 61676882198695257501367 times 12070396178249893039969681.