prime number theorem

November 14, 2013October 12, 2015

Austin TX I was thinking about prime numbers this past summer. In Prime Parking, I mentioned the prime number theorem. It deserves a little more than the brief nod I gave it. Many great mathematicians worked on creating and proving a conjecture about how many primes can be found smaller than any given number. For … Continue reading Prime Number Theorem

June 23, 2013June 13, 2015

Prime Parking

Southeast Regional Library‎ Gilbert AZ The primes have gotten some good press this year. In January, a mathematician found a prime number with over 17 million digits.[2] He was participating in GIMPS, the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search. Sort of like SETI, but these folks unleash the power of their personal computer on a search … Continue reading Prime Parking