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

I have The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers by David Wells (1987) and in this edition, the smallest whole number not listed is 43. However, of course, that becomes an interesting ...

Editor’s note: This post first appeared on Carl Cheo’s website. We’ve republished it here with his permission. To make learning more fun and interesting, here’s a list of important computer science ...