πŸ”’ Wow, mathematicians just "discovered" an infinite pattern using integer partitions to find primes! πŸŽ‰ Because we all know, finding primes in the 21st century is the Holy Grail of math, right? πŸš€ Spoiler alert: primes are still whole numbers greater than 1. πŸ™„
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Mathematicians Hunting Prime Numbers Discover Infinite New Pattern for Finding Them

Using a notion called integer partitions, mathematicians have discovered a new way to detect prime numbers while also connecting two areas of math in an unexpected way

Scientific American