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Mathematicians may have found the fastest way to multiply huge numbers

The technique theoretically achieves a speed first predicted decades ago

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FAST FIGURES  Scientists have reported a quicker way to multiply extremely large numbers — calculations vastly more complex than this one.  

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By Emily Conover

- More than 2 years ago

Multiplying 2 x 2 is easy. But multiplying two numbers with more than a billion digits each — that takes some serious computation.