Prime numbers, the atoms of maths

Marcus du Sautoy, 10m video Prime Numbers - The Atoms of Maths

Nov 20, 2019 • Graham Higgins • post feature

Prime numbers, the atoms of maths

Marcus du Sautoy describes the music behind the randomness of prime numbers. He tells how primes are used to keep your money secure during Internet transactions, and how you could win $1 million finding really big primes. And on the way he shows the quadratic equation that ball players solve a every time they throw, kick or catch.