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Another group of mathematicians is working to put an upper bound on the number, although everyone keeps begging them to stop.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3137/
this post was submitted on 03 Sep 2025
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But 22301 isn't prime? It's 29*769.
Well, this is embarrassing. This is what I get for mathing after midnight.
The true number messed you up so much you can't recall it any more.
Can confirm, it stole my lunch money when I tried to see it, then gaslit me and told me my fiancee did. Truly a cursed number.