A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself. This simple definition holds the key to our identification method.

Prime numbers have captivated mathematicians for centuries with their unpredictable and seemingly random distribution. In a groundbreaking preprint study, researchers devised a novel method that ...

To make progress on one of number theory’s most elementary questions, two mathematicians turned to an unlikely source.

A generator equation can spit out many prime numbers, but it leaves important mathematical questions unanswered ...

How to discover your own prime number This month, GIMPS, the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search, announced the discovery of the largest known prime number: 2^74,207,281-1.

On his way to winning a Fields Medal, James Maynard has cut a path through simple-sounding questions about prime numbers that have stumped mathematicians for centuries.