Today, people use complex computing networks to search for prime numbers with millions of digits. But early mathematicians were running these calculations by hand.

Bitcoin miners don't solve complex math problems - they guess numbers. While "solving mathematical puzzles" has become a common description of bitcoin mining, the process more closely resembles a ...

Dr. Emma Chen, a renowned mathematician, has set the international math community abuzz with her latest numerical sequence puzzle. This challenging brain teaser has stumped even the most brilliant ...

Regardless of whether number blindness or number perception is at the root of dyscalculia, a large body of research has identified other cognitive skills integral to a person’s ability to do math.

Prime numbers are essential for technologies like RSA encryption, which rely on the difficulty of guessing these numerals. A new paper shows that another area of mathematics called integer ...

Mathematicians have iterated a new upper-bound limit on a famously elusive math concept: the Ramsey Number. The Ramsey number’s upper bound hasn’t changed since Paul Erdős calculated it in ...