Researchers have successfully used a quantum algorithm to solve a complex century-old mathematical problem long considered ...

One of the curious properties of mathematics is its beauty. But exactly what mathematicians mean by beauty is hard to capture. Perhaps the most famous example is Euler’s relation, e iπ + 1 = 0, which ...

In 2017, Zapata Computing spun out of Harvard to develop quantum software and algorithms for business and they have received over $26 million in funding. A quantum computing start-up company called ...

PRIME numbers may have been studied for over 2000 years, but there is always something new to learn. A method for finding primes first devised by the ancient Greek mathematician Eratosthenes in 240 BC ...

JON PACE had spent 14 years searching for a monster. A finance manager at FedEx in Memphis, Tennessee, he was more comfortable trawling through spreadsheets than hunting exotic beasts. He also ...

Move aside 2 82,589,933-1, there’s a new prime juggernaut in town. That’s right: A researcher and former NVIDIA employee has found 2 136,279,841-1, the largest known prime number, which clears the ...