5 stories tagged prime-numbers, newest first.
![Screenshot of jdb19937.github.io: The reciprocal sum of the prime-prefix-free numbers converges [pdf]](https://hn.urlbox.com/shots/renders/2026/10/9/782dd723-5a0f-4ad2-9aa4-d11ae9b968a4.jpg)
15 points by jdb1729 | 14 comments
A math paper proving, assuming the Riemann Hypothesis, that the reciprocal sum of prime-prefix-free integers (OEIS A287117) converges, with bounds verified in Lean 4.
329 points by sdsykes | 112 comments
GIMPS homepage announcing on October 13, 2024 that a participating computer reported a probable new Mersenne prime, pending Lucas-Lehmer verification.
375 points by igitur | 140 comments
Science magazine news article on a breakthrough in number theory toward understanding the hidden structure of prime numbers; capture shows a Cloudflare check.
331 points by tambourine_man | 86 comments
A 2007 blog post explaining how the Perl regular expression /^1?$|^(11+?)\1+$/ checks whether a number is prime using unary representation.
331 points by nivethan | 88 comments
A 3Blue1Brown lesson page with an embedded video explaining why plotting prime numbers in polar coordinates produces spiral patterns.