54 thoughts on “Patterns found in Prime Numbers ... The square of every prime number is some multiple of 24, plus one – but, alas, not every multiple of 24, plus one, is the square of a prime number. ...

A number pattern is a series of numbers that follow a specific rule. Examples include: odd numbers, even numbers, square numbers and multiples.

In other words, integer partitions detect the primes in infinitely many natural ways.”Named for the third-century mathematician Diophantus of Alexandria, these equations can be incredibly complex, but ...

Researchers demonstrate that there are infinitely many prime numbers of the form p²+4q² using novel and advanced ...

Learn about special numbers with BBC Bitesize KS3 Maths.

A square number can also be made by multiplying a number by itself. Eg 2 x 2= 4. All the exercises and the answers are here to download in the activity sheet here!

A Dublin student has taken some of the magic out of the magic square, the familiar number puzzle that even in its simplest form can defeat most people. She has developed a method that will solve ...