Prime numbers: history, theories and applications

Abstract

As many properties of the primes started being discovered, so did the interest in them grow as time went on. The very existence and purpose of prime numbers has been justified by their increased usage in various scientific fields. Although many questions about them (primes) are still unanswered, their usefulness is undoubted as they are one of the founding pillars of Modern Security. Patterns involving primes have also found use in physics, engineering, and have even been part of an evolved trait in nature.