The Math Club

Prime Time: Prime Numbers and The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic


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You've heard about two-factor authentication, but have you heard about two-factor numbers? Of course you have! They're called primes, and in this episode Pete and Noah discuss what they are, how we find them, and some of the more interesting (and as-yet unproven) conjectures about them.  Pete even speculates about how primes might make their Broadway debut!

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