In long multiplication, we have to multiply every digit of the first number by every digit of the second number. If the two numbers each have N digits, that's N2 (or N x N) multiplications altogether.

But Anatoly Karatsuba defied the odds, providing a breakthrough with what would come to be known as Karatsuba's Algorithm,a faster, more efficient way to multiply large numbers that would ...

A pair of researchers have found a more efficient way to multiply grids of numbers, beating a record set just a week ago by the artificial intelligence firm DeepMind. The company revealed on 5 ...