A new algorithm brings together the advantages of randomness and deterministic processes to reliably construct large prime numbers.

A new proof has brought mathematicians one step closer to understanding the hidden order of those “atoms of arithmetic,” the prime numbers. The primes — numbers that are only divisible by themselves ...

Using a notion called integer partitions, mathematicians have discovered a new way to detect prime numbers while also connecting two areas of math in an unexpected way ...

A prime number (as you likely know) is an integer that is not divisible by any number other than 1 and itself. While there are technically infinite prime numbers, it’s difficult to find new ones, as ...