Large prime number enthusiasts’ next two challenges are to identify the first 100 million-digit and 1 billion-digit primes. EFF prizes of US$150,000 and $250,000, respectively, await the first ...

Prime numbers, vital in mathematics and competitive exams, can be quickly identified using a systematic approach. This method ...

Eight of the 10 largest known prime numbers are Mersenne primes, so GIMPS and cloud computing are poised to play a prominent role in the search for record-breaking large prime numbers.

Eight of the 10 largest known prime numbers are Mersenne primes, so GIMPS and cloud computing are poised to play a prominent role in the search for record-breaking large prime numbers.

Ken Ono, a top mathematician and advisor at the University of Virginia, has helped uncover a striking new way to find prime numbers—those puzzling building blocks of arithmetic that have kept ...

Prime numbers can only be divided by themselves and 1. Find out how to work out if a number is a prime in this Bitesize Primary Second Level Maths guide.

For example, the Goldbach conjecture states that any even number greater than 2 can be expressed by the sum of two prime numbers (4 = 2 + 2, 6 = 3 + 3, 8 = 3 + 5, and so on).

Former Nvidia programmer Luke Durant’s search led to the groundbreaking discovery of the world’s largest known prime number in nearly six years.

Eight of the 10 largest known prime numbers are Mersenne primes, so GIMPS and cloud computing are poised to play a prominent role in the search for record-breaking large prime numbers.