Day 156 of 365
June 5
f(x)
Mathematics Prime Numbers and Cryptography
Prime numbers are only divisible by 1 and themselves. Large primes are fundamental to modern encryption - your online banking security relies on the difficulty of factoring products of two large primes. The search for primes continues, with the largest known having over 24 million digits.
💡 Did you know?
Cicadas emerge in prime-numbered year cycles (13 or 17 years) to avoid synchronizing with predators!
Take Knowly with you
Get daily lessons, create your own, and build your personal wisdom library
Download for iOS