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From this view, prime numbers are the basic building blocks for constructing any positive whole number using multiplication—akin to atoms combining to make molecules in chemistry.

As the Ishango bone, the Plimpton 322 tablet and other artifacts throughout history display, prime numbers have fascinated and captivated people throughout history. Today, prime numbers and their ...

So that’s why this column exists. It’s the 2025 edition of the ever-popular Numbers That Define Baseball column. And as always, the numbers have so many stories to tell.

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To make progress on one of number theory’s most elementary questions, two mathematicians turned to an unlikely source.

Prime numbers have captivated mathematicians for centuries with their unpredictable and seemingly random distribution. In a groundbreaking preprint study, researchers devised a novel method that ...

The discovery of the largest prime number ever found has just been announced to the world. 2 136,279,841 -1, known as M136279841, was found by amateur “prime-hunter” Luke Durant on October 11 ...

Prime numbers have been investigated for more than 2,000 years, since at least the era of the ancient Greek mathematician Euclid. There are infinitely many, but what is the largest known prime number?

Former Nvidia programmer Luke Durant used an unusual computer setup to discover a Mersenne prime that is — wait for it — 41 million digits long.

Record For Largest Known Prime Number Broken By Amateur Mathematician Using Free Software It is the 52nd Mersenne prime to be found since they were first studied over 350 years ago.

Following a judge's temporary restraining order, the 18-month pilot program providing low-income families with about $500 per month now relies on private funding.