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A prime number is a number that is only divisible by one and itself, which is essentially saying that it has no divisor. That takes half of all possible numbers off the table right away (the evens), ...

While I was looking for a gift for a child’s birthday, a math book fell into my hands. I am always fascinated when authors write about abstract scientific topics for children, whether it’s on Albert ...

In 1886 the mathematician Leopold Kronecker famously said, “God Himself made the whole numbers — everything else is the work of men.” Indeed, mathematicians have introduced new sets of numbers besides ...

You aren’t alone. I like the volume set to even numbers or multiples of five, and get really twitchy when these conditions aren’t met. I dislike prime numbers especially (I am still a bit funny about ...

A price multiple is any ratio that uses the share price of a company in conjunction with some specific per-share financial metric for a valuation measure.