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Open problem · Computer science · since 1971

P versus NP

Can every problem whose answer is quick to check also be solved quickly?

Summary

Asks whether every problem whose solution a computer can verify in polynomial time can also be solved in polynomial time.

Source

Open, as listed by Clay Mathematics Institute · Millennium Prize Problems. Checked 29 Sep 2026.

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Prize

Clay Mathematics Institute · $1,000,000

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