Multiplication of two numbers is easy, right? At primary school we learn how to do long multiplication like this: The long way to multiplication. David Harvey Methods similar to this go back thousands ...

You wouldn’t use this algorithm when calculating a tip, but when it comes to multiplying large numbers, Karatsuba’s method was a big advance. And once Karatsuba opened the door to faster ...

In this video, we delve into the fascinating world of big number multiplication and explore how computers perform this task ...

To multiply two numbers by hand take a few steps but it’s something we’re taught in school. When dealing with big numbers, really big numbers, we need to a quicker way to do things.