The largest known prime number has been discovered.

It's that big.

Mathematicians are an exciting bunch. Nothing thrills them like numbers, decaffeinated green tea, and moss. So finding the biggest known prime number raises the hair on the back of their necks.

The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS...yes) is a computer collective from around the world that has sought out uninterruptedly (for over 20 years!) the largest known prime numbers.

Dr. Curtis Cooper of  the University of Central Missouri has announced GIMPS's newest find.

It's the number 274,207,281– 1. Also known as some number that's 22 million digits long (really) that will never affect your everyday life (really).

This new finding is so important that it was actually discovered in September by the computers, but no one noticed until recently when routine maintenance was performed.

I don't know about you, but I haven't been this excited since I last blinked my eyes about 2.67 seconds ago. The chills!