Consecutive numbers are ones that follow on from each other in order, like 2, 3, 4 and 5. We can create certain numbers by adding together runs of consecutive numbers, e.g. 1 + 2 + 3 = 6 or 14 + 15 = ...

Creating a list of consecutive numbers is one of the easiest ways to create unique IDs for product lists, transaction IDs or event numbers. Of course, manually typing the next consecutive integer is ...

Given that humans have been studying numbers for thousands of years, you might think we know everything about the number 3. But mathematicians recently discovered something new about 3: a third way to ...

A Mega Millions drawing turned up 66, 67, 68 and 69. Is that unusual? By Victor Mather A total of 70 balls went into a drum for a lottery drawing. Five were pulled out: 56, 66, 67, 68 and 69. Maybe ...

A long-standing puzzle seems to constrain how addition and multiplication relate to each other. A graduate student has gone further than anyone else in establishing the connection. In 1983 the ...