Infinitely Many New Ways to Find Prime Numbers

2025-06-21
Infinitely Many New Ways to Find Prime Numbers

For centuries, prime numbers have captivated mathematicians. Now, Ken Ono and colleagues have discovered a novel approach using integer partitions. They proved that primes are solutions to infinitely many polynomial equations involving partition functions. This breakthrough offers infinitely many new definitions of primality, potentially sparking further research into combinatorial functions and fostering new mathematical thinking.