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

Most of us have little trouble working out how many milliliters are in 2.4 liters of water (it's 2,400). But the same can't be said when we're asked how many minutes are in 2.4 hours (it's 144).

Linear functions are used to model a broad range of real-world problems. The ability to solve linear equations and inequalities is an essential skill for analysing these models. This section covers ...

Prime numbers are sometimes called math’s “atoms” because they can be divided by only themselves and 1. For two millennia, mathematicians have wondered if the prime numbers are truly random, or if ...

Brick, N.J.: The fundamental reason President Trump insisted upon officially naming Antifa a domestic terrorist organization is to squelch a letter like this one. Like so many other of his words and ...

SAN FRANCISCO – The star power of the Valkyries’ final homestand has dimmed, but the excitement of a stunning playoff push remains bright and unabated. Golden State entered Sunday’s matchup against ...

During Dianna Caber’s 15-year tenure at South Sound 911 – the public safety answering center for a majority of fire and law enforcement agencies in Pierce County – dispatchers have rarely transferred ...

The internet is torn over an elementary-level math equation, with people suggesting conflicting answers based on their approaches. The simple math problem went viral on X this week, leaving thousands ...

Unless you do it in your day to day job, math can be very easy to avoid once you graduate from school. Suddenly those long, complicated equations that your math teacher swore would be trivial are so ...

MSNBC’s Ali Velshi bashed journalists a second week in a row, this time for not taking “45 seconds” to determine that the positive GDP news this week was nothing to be excited about because, he said, ...

Amateur mathematicians are closing in on an unimaginably huge number – one so large that it brushes up on the edge of what is even knowable within the framework of modern mathematics. It all stems ...

Optical illusions offer insights into brain function, enhancing critical thinking and creativity. This visual puzzle challenges viewers to find the number 97 hidden among numerous 67s within four ...