Large prime numbers are used in random number generators, which are important for cryptography. Since large prime numbers are not evenly spaced (we don't know where the next one will be), they are used for creating a sequence that ends up being fed into the random number generator. As I recall, the remainder of the division of large prime numbers is the important bit.
Judah On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Greg Morphis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm trying to find the importance of knowing a large prime number.. I > mean seriously, who cares? > Especially one that's 13 million digits long.. The only place I can > see it used is on a game show ;) > > On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 3:42 PM, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> JJ wrote: > >> No, but if they win the prize just 700,000 more times, they can pay for > the > >> bailout. > >> > > > > DANG! > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:271427 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
