Unless you've read articles like this one, you probably aren't even aware that the study of prime numbers is "a thing." It is, however, and this news of a discovery about the size of "prime gaps," or the distance between consecutive prime numbers, could end up being a big deal. As the article mentions, it could have implications to encryption programs like those used for cyber security, for example.
Still, it can be a hard concept to wrap your head around - that prime numbers are even all that significant to begin with! After all, a number's just a number, right? Who cares if it can be divided evenly by smaller numbers or not? Well, it turns out to be pretty important, and luckily the number geeks are all over it.
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