One of my favorite anecdotes about prime numbers concerns Alexander Grothendieck, who was among the most brilliant mathematicians of the 20th century. According to one account, he was once asked ...

Twin Prime Numbers: The prime numbers with only one composite number between them are called twin prime numbers or twin primes. For example, 3 and 5, 5 and 7, 11 and 13, 17 and 29, etc.

Math historian Peter S. Rudman suggests that Greek mathematicians were likely the first to understand the concept of prime numbers, around 500 B.C.E.. Around 300 B.C.E., the Greek mathematician ...

Genetically engineered bacteria can work together to spot prime numbers, identify vowels or even work out the maximum number of slices a pizza can be cut into. The researchers behind the study say ...