A ‘prime’ number, indeed!
Mersenne primes – prime numbers of the order of 2n–1 – are considered significant in decoding encrypted data. Currently, there...
Mathematics
A circle and its sides
Mathematics defines a circle as a round plane figure whose boundary comprises of points at equal distance from a fixed...
Ancient Indians’ contributions to mathematics
Indians have made significant contributions to calculus, trigonometry and algebra. The decimal system was invented in India in 100 B.C....
The one millionth digit of pi is a one
The value of pi is represented as 3.14159 or 22/7. However, pi is a transcendental number, which means that it...
Visually impaired, but one of the finest mathematicians and physicists
Leonhard Euler is considered one of the finest mathematicians and physicists of the eighteenth century. He became visually impaired in...
Spot an ‘a’ in the spellings of the first 100 natural numbers
In the spellings of the first 100 natural numbers, 'a' does not occur even once. One, Two, Three, Four, Five,...
