Why I fell in love with monster prime numbers | Adam Spencer
Why I fell in love with monster prime numbers | Adam Spencer
TED Talks Education · Adam Spencer
September 3, 201316m 59s
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Show Notes
They're millions of digits long, and it takes an army of mathematicians and machines to hunt them down -- what's not to love about monster primes? Adam Spencer, comedian and lifelong math geek, shares his passion for these odd numbers, and for the mysterious magic of math.
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