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How a Record-Breaking Prime Number with 41 Million Digits Was Discovered

Luke Durant discovered a new world record prime number with over 41 million digits, renewing interest in prime number search.
The search for larger primes is increasingly difficult due to their distribution on the number line.

How Your Brain Processes Zero (It's Not Exactly Nothing')

Zero is a foundational yet complex concept in mathematics, requiring advanced abstract thinking for understanding.

How String Theory Solved Math's Monstrous Moonshine Problem

Numerology and the frequency illusion can make people see certain numbers repeatedly.
Mathematician John McKay became fascinated with the number 196,884 after coming across it in a paper on number theory.

Math Puzzle: Find the Imposter Number

The number 75 must be replaced by 74 to maintain the integrity of the list of products of two prime numbers.

How a Record-Breaking Prime Number with 41 Million Digits Was Discovered

Luke Durant discovered a new world record prime number with over 41 million digits, renewing interest in prime number search.
The search for larger primes is increasingly difficult due to their distribution on the number line.

How Your Brain Processes Zero (It's Not Exactly Nothing')

Zero is a foundational yet complex concept in mathematics, requiring advanced abstract thinking for understanding.

How String Theory Solved Math's Monstrous Moonshine Problem

Numerology and the frequency illusion can make people see certain numbers repeatedly.
Mathematician John McKay became fascinated with the number 196,884 after coming across it in a paper on number theory.

Math Puzzle: Find the Imposter Number

The number 75 must be replaced by 74 to maintain the integrity of the list of products of two prime numbers.
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Leetcode. 263. Ugly Number

The function `isUgly` determines if a number is an ugly number based on its prime factors: 2, 3, and 5.
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