Editor's Note: Due to an editing error, an earlier version of this story omitted part of the calculation for the new prime number, correctly described below as 2 multiplied by itself 57,885,161 times ...

Square numbers: a square number is formed by multiplying a number by itself. Cube numbers: a cube number is formed by multiplying a number by itself and then by itself again. Powers of 10: powers of ...

Math lovers rejoice at this mind-boggling discovery. A professor at the University of Central Missouri harnessed the power of a research computer to calculate what is now the world's largest ever ...

Exponents refer to a number raised to the power of another number. The "power" means how many times the base number is multiplied by itself. As an example, 10 to the second power, also called ...

There are infinitely many prime numbers, but the biggest one we know of goes by the name M136279841 and contains more than 41 million digits. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

(NEXSTAR) – Regardless of how 2025 turns out, it’s no ordinary year. The year 2025 is a “perfect square year” because it’s the product of a number multiplied by itself – 45×45=2025, a phenomenon that ...

There are fewer numbers that can be multiplied by two or more different numbers and remain anagrams of their former selves. This week’s puzzle: What is the lowest number that remains an anagram of ...

Researchers have identified the world's largest prime number yet, beating the previous record by over four million digits. The number has now shot up to 2 multiplied by itself 57,885,161 times minus 1 ...

Square numbers are formed by multiplying a number by itself. For example, \(5 {\times 5} = 25\), 25 is a square number. It can be written as \(5^{2}\) and can also be said as ‘five squared’. Cube ...