The Hardest Math Question Of All Time

Lucas Potrykus·FollowPublished inILLUMINATION·2 min read·Jun 16, 2023--Throughout the history of mathematics, countless challenging problems have stumped even the most brilliant minds (me included as one of those brilliant minds… right..?) These perplexing enigmas push the boundaries of human knowledge and curiosity, igniting a relentless pursuit of solutions. Among them, one question stands out as the ultimate challenge: the hardest math question of all time (yeah okay it’s kinda subjective). InThe hardest math question of all time again, in my opinion), often referred to as the “Millennium Prize Problem,” is known as the Riemann Hypothesis. Proposed by the German (they’re the best) mathematician Bernhard Riemann in 1859, it revolves around the distribution of prime numbers and their connection to complex analysis. Hey! Prime numbers should sound familiar!To understand the essence of the Riemann Hypothesis, we must delve into the equation that encapsulates its essence: the Riemann zet...