Is it just me, or am I missing something? If you multiply any two numbers together, the resulting number can't be prime since it would be divisible by both the two numbers used.......
Prime = divisible by itself and 1 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Halliday, Ian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 2:22 AM Subject: Mersenne: Crypto scientists crack prime problem, not Redmond journalists > In http://msn.com.com/2100-1104-949170.html?type=pt we read > > Crypto scientists crack prime problem > > To create encryption keys, RSA uses two huge prime numbers and > multiplies them together to produce an even bigger prime. > > Regards, > > Ian > -- > Ian W Halliday, BA Hons, AAIBF Snr, ATMS, CL > +64 27 245 6089 (GMT+12) > http://baptism.co.nz ; http://ringbark.livejournal.com > Focus On Success > -- > Word documents not accepted -- see http://baptism.co.nz/word.html > _________________________________________________________________________ > Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.ndatech.com/mersenne/signup.htm > Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers _________________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.ndatech.com/mersenne/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
