# @oxford_uni on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DeHMetwoojo
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71326712-oxford-uni-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/710b6c01e3.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-10-05T12:21:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The University of Oxford (@oxford_uni) — https://gondola.cc/oxford_uni

## Caption

What are prime numbers, and how do mathematicians find them? 🔢

@oxford.mathematics’ Prof Robin Wilson explains a method for finding primes that dates back more than 2,000 years.

Watch Prof Robin Wilson’s short talk on mathematicians’ often unequal struggle to get a handle on the primes. Link in bio. 

🎬 | @oxford.mathematics 

#oxforduniversity #maths #mathematics #primenumbers

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primenumbers, maths, oxforduniversity, mathematics

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