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Prime numbers become increasingly rare, yet there are infinitely many of them.
The gaps between prime numbers generally get larger as numbers get bigger, but we can always find more primes. This was proven by Euclid over 2,000 years ago, and it remains one of the most elegant proofs in mathematics. The distribution of primes continues to puzzle mathematicians.
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Every even number greater than 2 can be expressed as the sum of two primes.
This is the Goldbach Conjecture, proposed in 1742 and still unproven despite being tested up to very large...
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The mathematical shape of an egg took centuries to figure out and can’t be described by a simple equation.
Despite eggs being common objects, their precise mathematical shape remained elusive until recently. The equation describing an egg's...
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The number 142857 has unique multiplication properties.
When multiplied by any number from 1 to 6, this number produces the same digits in the same...