Identifying prime numbers among small integers is relatively simple, but the task becomes Herculean with large numbers. This complexity has pushed researchers to develop more sophisticated methods ...

Researchers demonstrate that there are infinitely many prime numbers of the form p²+4q² using novel and advanced combinatorial methods.

Prime numbers have captivated mathematicians for thousands of years—and now cloud computing is helping them chase the biggest ones yet.

Today, people use complex computing networks to search for prime numbers with millions of digits. But early mathematicians were running these calculations by hand.

Acknowledging that “number theory and the assumed randomness of the distribution of prime numbers has been a challenge for mathematicians for a very long time,” Jason Soroko, senior fellow at Sectigo, ...

Numbers rarely make headlines, yet a fresh claim about prime numbers is stirring excitement well beyond math circles. Primes are those stubborn figures that resist division by anything but 1 and ...

Uncover the secrets of prime numbers: Learn about their extraordinary properties and the intriguing patterns they exhibit.

A prime number is a whole number that can only be divided by 1 and itself. A former Nvidia programmer discovered the world's largest known prime number using graphics processing units.

Record-Breaking Prime Number, 41 Million Digits Long, Blows Mathematicians’ Mind The discovery of a new prime number highlights the rising price of mathematical gold ...

A relative newcomer to the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) has broken a six-year drought in the search for the next prime oasis in a desert of boring ol' composite numbers.