From failed candidate to chief scientist

Chapter 177 Teacher Zhang, have you ever opened your mouth?
"Lin Mo, you are back!"

Zhang Qihua stood at the door of the Mathematics Research Center, looking forward to it, and finally saw Lin Mo's figure appearing downstairs. He quickly took three steps at a time and rushed to Lin Mo.

Lin Mo looked at Zhang Qihua with some confusion.

"Teacher Zhang, what are you..."

"It's not a good thing you did!"

Lin Mo: (O_o)??
"It's not the Mersenne prime number algorithm that you and Teacher Jiang worked on."

Zhang Qihua's tone was complicated, with a hint of helplessness mixed with relief.

"What happened to the algorithm? Something went wrong?"

"The problem is not a problem, it's just..."

"Oops, I can't explain it in one sentence or two. Let's go up and say it. Teacher Jiang is probably possessed by now..."

Lin Mo was still confused, not knowing what happened.

When the two of them went upstairs and entered Jiang Fanjun's office, they saw Jiang Fanjun sitting in front of the computer, his fists clenched, his veins bulging, his eyes red and staring at the screen intently.

Behind him, Shan Gang and Zhao Bo were like guardians, exclaiming from time to time.

If they didn't know, they would have thought the three of them were watching some unsuitable movie.

what's wrong?

Lin Mo couldn't help but look at Zhang Qihua.

Zhang Qihua smiled bitterly.

"Teacher Jiang! Teacher Jiang!! Teacher Jiang!!!"

Zhang Qihua stepped forward and pushed Jiang Fanjun, the force became stronger and stronger, and finally pulled Jiang Fanjun out of his daze.

"Mr. Zhang, what's the matter?"

"Teacher Jiang, Lin Mo is back."

"Lin Mo is back?"

Jiang Fanjun looked overjoyed and looked around to find Lin Mo. The moment he saw Lin Mo, Jiang Fanjun rushed over and held Lin Mo tightly with both hands.

"Lin Mo, we succeeded! We succeeded!"

"You are so awesome! So awesome!"

Jiang Fanjun was a little incoherent with excitement.

Shan Gang and Zhao Bo also turned their heads and looked at Lin Mo with admiration.

Lin Mo was confused.

"Teacher Jiang, what happened?"

"Lin Mo, that's right. Didn't you propose an improvement plan for the Mersenne prime number algorithm yesterday? I wrote the code according to your plan, and guess what?"

Jiang Fanjun was extremely excited.

Lin Mo didn't speak, just looked at Jiang Fanjun quietly.

"We found a new Mersenne prime number! Lin Mo, we found a new Mersenne prime number!"

Lin Mo nodded. He expected this. It would be strange if he couldn't find it!
"Lin Mo, we found a total of..."

Jiang Fanjun stopped in the middle of speaking, and looked at the screen.

I saw a window pop up on the screen.

"New Mersenne primes discovered!"

"again!"

Shan Gang and Zhao Bo exclaimed in unison, their faces full of disbelief.

Lin Mo's eyes were also attracted.

"How many?"

"The 11th!"

Lin Mo's heart skipped a beat. 11?so much?
This number was something Lin Mo himself had not expected, and he was extremely surprised.

However, Lin Mo's face remained calm and calm.

Zhang Qihua on the side showed a look of helplessness on his face, making everyone feel numb.

"Teacher Jiang, bring out the Mersenne prime numbers we discovered and let me take a look."

Teacher Jiang quickly started operating on the keyboard.

"M8*******, M8*******...M13*******"

A total of 11 Mersenne primes are presented on the screen.

The largest one has reached 9 digits, which is definitely the largest Mersenne prime so far.

Rao Lin Mo had expected it a long time ago, so he couldn't help but gasp at this moment.

"Teacher Jiang, have all these Mersenne primes been verified?"

As soon as the words came out, Lin Mo cursed himself in his heart. The algorithm he wrote included a verification link. Without verification, it would be impossible to calculate a new Mersenne prime number. If it can appear on the screen now, it must have passed. verified.

"Except for the latest one, I have repeatedly verified the others. This one I will now..."

Before Jiang Fanjun finished speaking, Lin Mo waved his hand.

"Teacher Jiang, have all these Mersenne primes been reported to GIMPS?"

"Yes, I directly linked the new algorithm program to Prime95. As long as we calculate the new Mersenne prime number here, we will directly submit the result to GIMPS."

Lin Mo suddenly understood why Zhang Qihua had such a complicated expression when he saw him just now.

You must know that the last new Mersenne prime number was discovered on GIMPS four years ago, and the last one five years ago.

In other words, every Mersenne prime number was discovered in years, and on my side, 11 new Mersenne prime numbers were discovered in a few days.

Oh, no, if you count the previously discovered M6*******, M7*******, and M7*******, there are a total of 14 new Mersenne primes.

These latest Mersenne prime numbers have been synchronized to GIMPS. If the refractory period vibrates, it is impossible. It seems that someone already knows that he is the one who discovered these Mersenne prime numbers, because Lin Mo remembers that Jiang Fanjun asked him to fill in the discoverer before. question of name and address.

These people couldn't find themselves, so they must have found Zhang Qihua, that's why Zhang Qihua had the expression just now.

Lin Mo's guess was correct. As expected, while he was still thinking, a ringtone rang suddenly. It was Zhang Qihua's cell phone.

Zhang Qihua glanced at the caller information, shook his head helplessly, and then answered the phone.

"Oh, Cooper, I know what you want to say, and I can answer you with certainty, yes, that's right, we have discovered a new Mersenne prime number, you read that right..."

"Yes, yes, don't be too surprised..."

"This, I can't promise you, I'm not sure when the next Mersenne prime number will be discovered, maybe a long time later, maybe the next second..."

"Ding dong!"

A system beep sounded and a window popped up on the screen.

"New Mersenne primes discovered!"

Lin Mo, Jiang Fanjun, Shan Gang, and Zhao Bo all turned their heads to look at Zhang Qihua, and extended their thumbs to Zhang Qihua.

Zhang Qihua also saw the information on the screen, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

Is your mouth open?
"Cooper, please stop asking. I really don't know. If I could accurately predict the Mersenne prime number..."

When Zhang Qihua said this, he suddenly stopped.

"Okay, Cooper, that's it. You'd better deal with this newly discovered Mersenne prime number quickly. I will consider what you mentioned. I have something else to do, so I'll hang up now."

After speaking, Zhang Qihua hung up the phone without hesitation.

"Teacher Zhang, you are still awesome. Why don't you help me by saying, Gangzi, will you be ten years younger in the next second?"

As soon as Zhang Qihua hung up the phone, Shan Gang rushed over with starry eyes.

Zhang Qihua gave Shan Gang a big eye roll.

"Gangzi, Professor Shan Gang! I'm a materialistic university professor with a strong foundation, and I'm not a great person!"

Zhang Qihua refused righteously.

(End of this chapter)