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Oct 17, 2024

Big Advance on Simple-Sounding Math Problem Was a Century in the Making

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On their own, addition and multiplication are simple operations. But the relationship between them is a complicated mystery that mathematicians are still working to understand.


A new proof about prime numbers illuminates the subtle relationship between addition and multiplication — and raises hopes for progress on the famous abc conjecture.

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