Thousands of computers across the world are currently scouring the number line in a scavenger hunt for rare mathematical gems. Enthusiasts looking for larger and larger prime numbers, which are ...
Update, Jan. 4, 2018: On Wednesday, the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search announced that a computer owned by Jonathan Pace in Germantown, Tennessee, discovered a new prime number. At 23,249,425 ...
WARRENSBURG, Mo. — Math class flashback: Do you remember prime numbers? A University of Central Missouri professor is somewhat of a mathematical celebrity when it comes to prime numbers, a number that ...