Why I fell in love with monster prime numbers

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Why I fell in love with monster prime numbers
Speaker:
Adam Spencer
Description:

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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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
17:17
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