To multiply two numbers by hand takes a few steps but it's something we're taught in school. When dealing with big numbers, really big numbers, we need to a quicker way to do things.

Some numbers are so unimaginably large that they defy the bounds of modern mathematics, and now mathematicians are closing in ...

One notable exception? Taking apart numbers. In 1994, the mathematician Peter Shor devised an algorithm that would let quantum computers factor big numbers exponentially faster than classical machines ...

Albert said the proprietary number-picking algorithm for Powerball and Mega Millions, the two multistate games, analyzes every set of winning numbers since the games were launched in 1992 and 1996.

For Fibonacci numbers and the golden ratio, you can find one practical answer in search algorithms. It's fairly common to have to find the maximum or minimum of a mathematical function f (x) between ...

Fitness trackers often fail people with obesity by underestimating their energy burn, leading to discouraging results and misguided health data. A scientist's frustrating experience in an exercise ...

Shor’s algorithm will enable future quantum computers to factor large numbers quickly, undermining many online security protocols. Now a researcher has shown how to do it even faster.

Sports A secret algorithm and a coach obsessed with numbers are behind Italy’s recent relay success By Republican Herald | republicanherald@republicanherald.com ...

Quantum computers still can’t do much. Almost every time researchers have found something the high-tech machines should one day excel at, a classical algorithm comes along that can do it just as well ...