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

For over a decade, mathematicians have failed to agree whether a 500-page proof is actually correct. Now, translating the ...

What are positive and negative numbers? Any number above zero is a positive number. Positive numbers are written with no sign or a '\({+}\)' sign in front of them and they are counted up from zero to ...

The doubling square trick is a simple mathematical shortcut designed for class 6 to 10 students to make multiplication easier ...

19 is only 1 away from 20, so you prefer to start by multiplying 20 times 5, which equals 100. Then we need to take away a squadron of 5, because there are actually only 19 squadrons, not 20. 100 take ...