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Famous Math Problems

Throughout history, there have been many famous math problems posed that could not be solved at the time. Some conjectures lasted for hundreds of years before being proven or disproven, and some remain unsolved. Wolfram|Alpha has knowledge of many of these famous math problems, including Hilbert's 23 problems and the Millennium Prize problems.

Open Conjectures

Find information about an unsolved math problem.

Get information about a mathematical conjecture:

Riemann Hypothesis
continuum hypothesis
ternary Goldbach conjecture

Learn about one of the Smale problems:

Smale's fifteenth problem

Ask a question about a conjecture:

Who formulated the halting problem?
statement of the Erdos-Turan conjecture
Solved Problems

Find information about a solved problem.

Find out about a solved problem:

transcendence of pi
angle trisection
knapsack problem

Learn about a mathematical paradox:

Cantor's Paradox

Get historical information about a theorem:

Fermat's little theorem
Konigsberg theorem

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