An odd new paper without peer review claims prime numbers have "genes," "roots," and “offspring." Prime numbers are essential to modern life because they underpin all of encryption. What is ...

A prime number is a special number that can only be divided by one and itself. It makes them a pain for this fella who likes to divide things into neat, equal piles ...

Durant, from San Jose, California, found the prime number 2-1, with the prime number taking the name M136279841. "Physicists ...

Prime numbers are intriguing numbers that are greater than 1 and can be evenly divided only by themselves and 1. The four smallest prime numbers are 2, 3, 5 and 7. Next comes 11, which is quite a ...

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Prime magic squares. Set by Peter Rowlett. A magic square is an arrangement of numbers where all rows, columns and diagonals ...

The largest prime number is now 16 million digits longer than the previous record found in 2018, thanks to an amateur hunter and his large collection of high-power graphics cards ...