Titanic Prime whose Digits are all Odd
Theorem
The integer defined as:
- $1358 \times 10^{3821} - 1$
is a titanic prime all of whose digits are odd.
That is:
- $1357 \paren 9_{3821}$
where $\paren a_b$ means $b$ instances of $a$ in a string.
Proof
It is clear that the digits are all instances of $9$ except for the initial $1357$, all of which are odd.
It is also noted that it has $4 + 3821 = 3825$ digits, making it titanic.
It was checked that it is a prime number using the "Alpertron" Integer factorisation calculator on $6$th March $2022$.
This took approximately $34.4$ seconds.
Historical Note
According to David Wells in his Curious and Interesting Numbers, 2nd ed. of $1997$, this titanic prime was discovered by Harvey Dubner in $1988$, but this has not been corroborated.
He also reports that it is the largest known prime whose digits are odd.
This was likely the case in $1997$, but research is needed to see if this record has since been superseded.
Sources
- 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $1358 \times 10^{3821} - 1$