For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years ...

Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question—how hard is it to untie a knot?—has a complicated answer.

A new collection of research papers examines how humans conceptualize numbers and the numeral systems we’ve build around them ...

To learn more about these steps, continue reading. Note: For your information, the threads are also known as Logical Processor(s). It is probably the easiest method to find the CPU cores and threads ...

Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died ...

In number theory, an “evil number” is “a non-negative integer that has an even number of 1s in its binary expression.” ...