The table below lists the largest currently known prime numbers and probable primes (PRPs) as tracked by the University of Tennessee's PrimePages and Henri & Renaud Lifchitz' PRP Records. Numbers with more than 2,000,000 digits are shown.

Largest known primes

These numbers have been proved prime by computer with a primality test for their form, for example the Lucas–Lehmer primality test for Mersenne numbers.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Rank[1] Number Discovery date Decimal digits
1 282589933 – 1 7 December 2018 24,862,048
2 277232917 – 1 26 December 2017 23,249,425
3 274207281 – 1 7 January 2016 22,338,618
4 257885161 – 1 25 January 2013 17,425,170
5 243112609 – 1 23 August 2008 12,978,189
6 242643801 – 1 4 June 2009 12,837,064
7 237156667 – 1 6 September 2008 11,185,272
8 232582657 – 1 4 September 2006 9,808,358
9 10223×231172165 + 1 31 October 2016 9,383,761
10 230402457 – 1 15 December 2005 9,152,052
11 225964951 – 1 18 February 2005 7,816,230
12 224036583 – 1 15 May 2004 7,235,733
13 19637361048576 + 1 24 September 2022 6,598,776
14 19517341048576 + 1 9 August 2022 6,595,985
15 202705×221320516 + 1 25 November 2021 6,418,121
16 220996011 – 1 17 November 2003 6,320,430
17 10590941048576 + 1 31 October 2018 6,317,602
18 9194441048576 + 1 29 August 2017 6,253,210
19 7×220267500 + 1 21 July 2022 6,101,127
20 168451×219375200 + 1 17 September 2017 5,832,522
21 69×219374980 - 1 3 July 2022 5,832,452
22 3×218924888 - 1 24 March 2022 5,696,990
23 69×218831865 - 1 16 December 2021 5,668,959
24 7×218233956 + 1 1 October 2020 5,488,969
25 3×218196595 - 1 8 January 2022 5,477,722
26 3×217748034 - 1 6 September 2021 5,342,692
27 23 February 2017 5,338,805
28 3622×57558139 - 1 18 February 2022 5,282,917
29 7×66772401 + 1 9 September 2019 5,269,954
30 2×310852677 + 1 9 January 2023 5,178,044
31 8508301×217016603-1 21 March 2018 5,122,515
32 3×216819291-1 20 January 2021 5,063,112
33 3×216408818+1 25 October 2020 4,939,547
34 69×215866556+1 20 August 2021 4,776,312
35 2525332×732525332+1 28 August 2021 4,705,888
36 11×215502315+1 8 January 2023 4,666,663
37 37×215474010+1 8 November 2022 4,658,143
38 93839×215337656-1 28 November 2022 4,617,100
39 215317227+27658614+1 31 July 2020 4,610,945
40 6×56546983+1 13 June 2020 4,576,146
41 69×214977631-1 3 December 2021 4,508,719
42 192971×214773498-1 7 March 2021 4,447,272
43 4×56181673-1 15 July 2022 4,320,805
44 6962×312863120-1 29 February 2020 4,269,952
45 37×214166940+1 24 June 2022 4,264,676
46 99739×214019102-1 24 December 2019 4,220,176
47 69×213832885-1 17 January 2022 4,164,116
48 404849×213764867+1 10 March 2021 4,143,644
49 25×213719266+1 20 September 2022 4,129,912
50 81×213708272 + 1 11 October 2022 4,126,603
51 2740879×213704395-1 26 October 2019 4,125,441
52 479216×38625889-1 16 November 2019 4,115,601
53 30 January 2017 4,055,114
54 81×213470584 + 1 9 October 2022 4,055,052
55 213466917 – 1 14 November 2001 4,053,946
56 9×213334487 + 1 31 March 2020 4,014,082
57 206039×213104952 - 1 26 April 2021 3,944,989
58 2805222×55610444 + 1 2 September 2019 3,921,539
59 19249×213018586 + 1 26 March 2007 3,918,990
60 2293×212918431 - 1 13 February 2021 3,888,839
61 81×212804541 + 1 19 September 2022 3,854,553
62 9×212406887 + 1 29 March 2020 3,734,847
63 69×212231580 - 1 27 July 2021 3,682,075
64 27×212184319 + 1 6 February 2021 3,667,847
65 3761×211978874 − 1 6 July 2022 3,606,004
66 3×211895718 − 1 23 June 2015 3,580,969
67 37×211855148 + 1 30 May 2022 3,568,757
68 5897794524288 + 1 18 December 2022 3,549,792
69 3×211731850 − 1 13 March 2015 3,531,640
70 69×211718455 − 1 4 December 2020 3,527,609
71 41×211676439 + 1 20 June 2022 3,514,960
72 4896418524288 + 1 15 May 2022 3,507,424
73 81×211616017 + 1 30 August 2022 3,496,772
74 69×211604348 − 1 4 December 2020 3,493,259
75 9×211500843 + 1 13 March 2020 3,462,100
76 3×211484018 − 1 22 November 2014 3,457,035
77 193997×211452891 +1 3 April 2018 3,447,670
78 3638450524288 +1 29 May 2020 3,439,810
79 9221×211392194 -1 7 February 2021 3,429,397
80 9×211366286 +1 26 March 2020 3,421,594
81 5×211355764 -1 2 October 2021 3,418,427
82 3214654524288 +1 24 December 2019 3,411,613
83 146561×211280802 -1 16 November 2020 3,395,865
84 2985036524288 +1 18 September 2019 3,394,739
85 6929×211255424 -1 7 July 2022 3,388,225
86 2877652524288 +1 29 June 2019 3,386,397
87 2788032524288 +1 17 April 2019 3,379,193
88 2733014524288 +1 18 March 2019 3,374,655
89 9×211158963 +1 13 March 2020 3,359,184
90 9271×211134335 -1 17 January 2021 3,351,773
91 2312092524288+1 4 August 2018 3,336,572
92 2061748524288+1 20 March 2018 3,310,478
93 1880370524288 + 1 15 January 2018 3,289,511
94 27×210902757 - 1 7 March 2022 3,282,059
95 3×210829346 + 1 14 January 2014 3,259,959
96 11×210803449 + 1 29 May 2022 3,252,164
97 11×210797109 + 1 29 May 2022 3,250,255
98 7×210612737 - 1 19 May 2022 3,194,154
99 37×210599476 + 1 17 June 2022 3,190,762
100 5×210495620 - 1 26 September 2021 3,159,498
101 5×210349000 - 1 26 September 2021 3,115,361
102 17 January 2017 3,107,335
103 14 January 2017 3,068,389
104 874208×541748416-1 26 September 2019 3,028,951
105 475856524288 + 1 8 August 2012 2,976,633
106 2×36236772+1 20 December 2022 2,975,697
107 9×29778263+1 5 August 2020 2,943,552
108 1806676×411806676+1 11 March 2018 2,913,785
109 356926524288 + 1 20 June 2012 2,911,151
110 341112524288 + 1 15 June 2012 2,900,832
111 213988×54138363-1 29 November 2022 2,892,597
112 43×29596983-1 28 February 2022 2,888,982
113 121×29584444+1 18 November 2020 2,885,208
114 11×29381365+1 7 March 2020 2,824,074
115 49×29187790+1 11 September 2022 2,765,803
116 27653×29167433 + 1 8 June 2005 2,759,677
117 90527×29162167 + 1 30 June 2010 2,758,093
118 6795×29144320 - 1 31 March 2021 2,752,719
119 1323365×1161323365+1 18 January 2018 2,732,038
120 57×29075622-1 7 August 2022 2,732,037
121 63838×53887851-1 19 June 2022 2,717,497
122 13×28989858 + 1 10 March 2020 2,706,219
123 4159×28938471 - 1 19 April 2022 2,690,752
124 273809×28932416 − 1 13 December 2017 2,688,931
125 2×35570081 + 1 14 February 2020 2,657,605
126 25×28788628 + 1 1 March 2021 2,645,643
127 2038×3661028507 − 1 4 April 2016 2,636,562
128 64598×53769854 - 1 14 June 2022 2,635,020
129 8×785900325 + 1 4 June 2022 2,606,325
130 17×28636199 + 1 17 February 2021 2,599,757
131 75898524288 + 1 19 November 2011 2,558,647
132 25×28456828 + 1 27 January 2021 2,545,761
133 39×28413422 + 1 23 January 2021 2,532,694
134 31×28348000 + 1 19 January 2021 2,513,000
135 27×28342438 - 1 1 February 2021 2,511,326
136 3867×28261084 - 1 14 April 2021 2,486,838
137 273662×53493296 - 1 7 December 2021 2,441,715
138 81×28109236 + 1 9 September 2022 2,441,126
139 11×28103463 + 1 6 March 2020 2,439,387
140 102818×53440382 - 1 8 October 2021 2,404,729
141 11×27971110 - 1 25 November 2019 2,399,545
142 27×27963247 + 1 14 January 2021 2,397,178
143 3177×27954621 - 1 13 June 2021 2,394,584
144 39×27946769 + 1 14 January 2021 2,392,218
145 7×63072198 + 1 4 August 2019 2,390,636
146 3765×27904593 - 1 10 January 2021 2,379,524
147 29×27899985 + 1 14 January 2021 2,378,134
148 5113×27895471 - 1 27 November 2022 2,376,778
149 861×27895451 - 1 21 February 2021 2,376,771
150 28433×27830457 + 1 31 December 2004 2,357,207
151 2589×27803339 - 1 21 August 2022 2,349,043
152 5×27755002 - 1 23 September 2021 2,334,489
153 2945×27753232 - 1 27 November 2022 2,333,959
154 2545×27732265 - 1 13 January 2021 2,327,648
155 5539×27730709 - 1 15 January 2021 2,327,180
156 4817×27719584 - 1 13 June 2021 2,323,831
157 1341174×531341174 + 1 21 August 2017 2,312,561
158 9467×27680034 - 1 20 February 2022 2,311,925
159 45×27661004 + 1 13 December 2020 2,306,194
160 15×27619838 + 1 6 December 2020 2,293,801
161 3597×27580693 - 1 10 January 2021 2,282,020
162 7401×27523295 - 1 21 February 2021 2,264,742
163 45×27513661 + 1 12 November 2020 2,261,839
164 11 January 2017 2,259,865
165 1875×27474308 - 1 21 August 2022 2,249,995
166 4×53189669 - 1 12 July 2022 2,229,484
167 29×27374577 + 1 27 October 2020 2,219,971
168 3197×27359542 - 1 27 November 2022 2,215,447
169 109838×53168862 - 1 13 August 2020 2,214,945
170 101×27345194 - 1 5 October 2019 2,211,126
171 15×27300254 + 1 25 October 2020 2,197,597
172 422429! + 1 21 February 2022 2,193,027
173 1759×27284439 - 1 28 August 2021 2,192,838
174 737×27269322 − 1 10 August 2017 2,188,287
175 118568×53112069 + 1 1 May 2020 2,175,248
176 6039×27207973 − 1 24 March 2021 2,169,820
177 502573×27181987 − 1 4 October 2014 2,162,000
178 402539×27173024 − 1 2 October 2014 2,159,301
179 3343×27166019 - 1 29 September 2016 2,157,191
180 161041×27107964 + 1 6 January 2015 2,139,716
181 27×27046834+1 11 October 2018 2,121,310
182 1759×27046791 - 1 28 August 2021 2,121,299
183 327×27044001 - 1 13 January 2021 2,120,459
184 5×27037188 - 1 22 September 2021 2,118,406
185 3×27033641 + 1 21 February 2011 2,117,338
186 33661×27031232 + 1 30 October 2007 2,116,617
187 6 January 2017 2,114,016
188 207494×53017502-1 16 March 2020 2,109,149
189 15×26993631-1 25 August 2021 2,105,294
190 8943501×26972593-1 8 January 2022 2,098,967
191 6020095×26972593-1 4 September 2022 2,098,967
192 26972593 – 1 1 June 1999 2,098,960
193 273×26963847-1 16 November 2022 2,096,330
194 6219×26958945-1 7 January 2021 2,094,855
195 51×26945567+1 26 May 2020 2,090,826
196 238694×52979422-1 12 March 2020 2,082,532
197 4×721119849 − 1 7 September 2016 2,079,933
198 33×26894190-1 27 July 2021 2,075,360
199 2345×26882320-1 13 April 2022 2,071,789
200 146264×52953282-1 9 March 2020 2,064,261
201 69×26838971-1 1 March 2020 2,058,738
202 35816×52945294-1 5 March 2020 2,058,677
203 127×26836153-1 25 June 2018 2,057,890
204 19×26833086+1 24 October 2020 2,056,966
205 40597×26808509 – 1 25 December 2013 2,049,571
206 283×26804701-1 19 January 2020 2,048,431
207 1861209×26789999+1 2 December 2020 2,044,000
208 5817×26789459-1 9 January 2021 2,043,835
209 8435×26786180-1 7 January 2021 2,042,848
210 51×26753404+1 26 May 2020 2,032,979
211 9995×26711008-1 31 December 2020 2,020,219
212 39×26684941+1 20 October 2020 2,012,370
213 6679881×26679881 + 1 25 July 2009 2,010,852
214 37×26660841 − 1 30 July 2014 2,005,115
215 39×26648997+1 20 October 2020 2,001,550


Largest known probable primes (PRPs)

These are probable primes. Primality has not been proven because it is too hard for general numbers of this size but they are expected to be primes.

Rank[46] Number Discovery date Decimal digits
1 8 May 2021 8,177,207
2 20 April 2021 5,794,777
3 June 2021 4,556,209
4 213380298 – 27 March 2021 4,027,872
5 September 2013 4,025,533
6 September 2013 4,017,941
7 October 2022 3,829,294
8 July 2020 3,763,995
9 9 July 2020 3,143,811
10 29092392 + 40291 February 2011 2,737,083
11 August 2020 2,449,236
12 August 2022 2,388,581
13 July 2021 2,358,349
14 February 2022 2,307,015
15 March 2018 2,201,714
16 October 2017 2,131,318


See also

References

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  2. ^ "Official press release of 51st Mersenne prime number". Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Official press release of 50th Mersenne prime number". Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
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  5. ^ "Official press release of 48th Mersenne prime number". Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
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  8. ^ "Official press release of 44th Mersenne prime number". Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
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  14. ^ Official announcement of discovery of 19517341048576 + 1, PrimeGrid
  15. ^ Official announcement of discovery of 202705×221320516 + 1, PrimeGrid
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  17. ^ Official announcement of discovery of 10590941048576 + 1, PrimeGrid
  18. ^ Official announcement of discovery of 9194441048576 + 1, PrimeGrid
  19. ^ Official announcement of discovery of 168451×219375200 + 1, PrimeGrid
  20. ^ Official announcement of discovery of 3×218924888 - 1, PrimeGrid
  21. ^ Official announcement of discovery of 3×218196595 - 1, PrimeGrid
  22. ^ Official announcement of discovery of 3×217748034 - 1, PrimeGrid
  23. ^ Official announcement of discovery of 8508301×217016603-1, PrimeGrid
  24. ^ Official announcement of discovery of 3×216819291-1, PrimeGrid
  25. ^ Official announcement of discovery of 3×216408818+1, PrimeGrid
  26. ^ Official announcement of discovery of 99739×214019102-1, PrimeGrid
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  32. ^ Official announcement of discovery of 3×210829346 + 1, PrimeGrid
  33. ^ Official announcement of discovery of 475856524288 + 1, PrimeGrid
  34. ^ Official announcement of discovery of 356926524288 + 1, PrimeGrid
  35. ^ Official announcement of discovery of 341112524288 + 1, PrimeGrid
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  38. ^ Official announcement of discovery of 273662×53493296 + 1, PrimeGrid
  39. ^ 102818×53440382-1, PrimeGrid
  40. ^ Official announcement of discovery of 502573×27181987 − 1, PrimeGrid
  41. ^ Official announcement of discovery of 402539×27173024 − 1, PrimeGrid
  42. ^ Official announcement of discovery of 3×27033641 + 1, PrimeGrid
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  45. ^ Official announcement of discovery of 6679881×26679881 + 1, PrimeGrid
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