Number Theory Quiz

Try out this Number Theory quiz to test your knowledge. Number Theory trivia explores the integers, prime numbers, divisibility, and surprising patterns that have fascinated mathematicians since antiquity, from Euclid to modern cryptography.

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Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
What major international mathematics prize did John Tate win in 2010?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
Whose influence on modern algebraic geometry is singled out as deeply important for tools used in number theory?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
Which university is named as an important institutional home for modern work in number theory?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
Which institution in Japan is noted for significant research activity in arithmetic geometry and number theory?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
The Riemann hypothesis is about the zeros of what function?
Question 6 · Easy · 10 pts
What do you call a number with exactly two positive divisors, 1 and itself?
Question 7 · Easy · 10 pts
A number with more than two positive divisors is called what?
Question 8 · Easy · 10 pts
What is the term for a number that equals the sum of its proper positive divisors?
Question 9 · Easy · 10 pts
What do you call a number that reads the same forward and backward?
Question 10 · Easy · 10 pts
A Fermat number is written in what form?
Question 11 · Easy · 10 pts
The Sophie Germain prime is named after which mathematician?
Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts
What theorem describes how primes are distributed among large integers?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
What are the smallest pair of amicable numbers?
Question 14 · Medium · 20 pts
Which pair of cube sums equals 1729?
Question 15 · Medium · 20 pts
Which of these is a Fermat prime?

What major international mathematics prize did John Tate win in 2010?

Whose influence on modern algebraic geometry is singled out as deeply important for tools used in number theory?

Which university is named as an important institutional home for modern work in number theory?

Which institution in Japan is noted for significant research activity in arithmetic geometry and number theory?

The Riemann hypothesis is about the zeros of what function?

What do you call a number with exactly two positive divisors, 1 and itself?

A number with more than two positive divisors is called what?

What is the term for a number that equals the sum of its proper positive divisors?

What do you call a number that reads the same forward and backward?

A Fermat number is written in what form?

The Sophie Germain prime is named after which mathematician?

What theorem describes how primes are distributed among large integers?

What are the smallest pair of amicable numbers?

Which pair of cube sums equals 1729?

Which of these is a Fermat prime?