Articles related to "Prime Number"

Throughout mathematical history, thinkers have attempted to come up with a great many methods by which to discover prime numbers. Eratosthenes' was perhaps the simplest.

Prime factors help when determining least common denominators and multiples. Prime factorization finds all the numbers (factors) which make up a larger number.

The Sieve of Eratosthenes is a simple search technique for finding prime numbers. Primes have been in use only recently, mainly in the computer security industry.

Mathematicians at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) were celebrating last night after discovering a new 13 million digit Mersenne Prime Number.

There are only 44 known Mersenne primes. GIMPS provides free software for people to search for the next Mersenne Prime and may claim award prize money if successful.

Who first discovered the existence of perfect numbers? Is there a limit to how many will be found? Nobody knows. Perfect numbers are a mystery still waiting to be solved.

Although generally considered a nuisance, mostly due to the high-pitched sound they exude, these insects can also be a culinary treat.

The Rhind Papyrus is perhaps the best known demonstration of the mathematics of ancient Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period.

Mathematicians have many clever ways of dividing various numbers in to different categories, or "sets." Some may be familiar to most, while others are surely not.

Leonard Euler was surely the most prolific and important mathematician of the eighteenth century, and perhaps of all time, with accomplishments far too numerous to count.

Everyone knows the game. It is for exactly that reason that bingo is such a useful game to play in the classroom. The thrill of shouting out "BINGO!" lasts a long time.

'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' is a feel-good novel, definitely worthy of literary merit and a good summer read.

Pierre de Fermat's "Little Theorem" lies at the base of the RSA cryptographic algorithm.

Brief biography of Carl Friedrich Gauss, one of the greatest and most influential mathematicians in history. He made advances in number theory.

The seventh century Mayan prophet, Pacal Votan, proclaimed: " if humanity wishes to save itself from biospheric destruction it must return to living in natural time."

When by his last will Alfred Nobel instituted the Nobel Prize in 1895 to recognize great human endeavors, he neglected to make allowance for achievements in mathematics.

The mathematicians of ancient Babylonia were surprisingly sophisticated for their time, coming up with some very clever forms of mathematics.

Learning the basic concepts of color theory helps sewers and quilters understand which fabric colors work best together, and how to choose pleasing color combinations.

Every bride wants her wedding to be something special. Help your guests to appreciate the uniqueness of your day by giving them a gift almost too good to eat.

Set theory, as first developed by Georg Cantor in 1874, has redefined mathematics and allowed the development of any number of numerological breakthroughs.

After a ten year hiatus Jonathan Marc Sherman returns with a biting family drama tinged with regret.

The imminent arrival of such films as Transformers, the fifth Harry Potter and the sequel to the Fantastic Four herald that we are in the thick of the summer movie season

Seeing 11:11 or its variants has become a common occurrence; its meaning is tied to the revelation of man's need for psychic integration.

Until not too long ago, women were discouraged from studying science and mathematics. Even so, there were a select few who held their own and made their mark.

Euclid's first axiom, concerning points and straight lines, contains hidden depth that one might miss upon a cursory glance, and which is important to his geometry.

Mathematicians have been exploring the mysteries of music for centuries. The questions being asked are those which seek to better understand the perception of beauty.

In the all-important world of code making and breaking, perhaps the greatest hope comes from the world of quantum physics.