[algogeeks] Re: Why we need prime numbers?

2007-06-19 Thread Bin Chen
On Jun 15, 9:36 pm, Bart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Top post means you reply other's thread in the top of the content. It > > is regard as a rude behavior when in USENET. > > Because not only you will reply the thread, you must let others know > > which part are you replying now. So you'd b

[algogeeks] Re: Why we need prime numbers?

2007-06-13 Thread Bin Chen
On Jun 14, 1:04 am, "Raghav P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > I dono what it is to "top post"..sorry if i ws rude but i still dont > understand as to what top post is. > Top post means you reply other's thread in the top of the content. It is regard as a rude behavior when in USENET. Becaus

[algogeeks] Re: Why we need prime numbers?

2007-06-13 Thread Bin Chen
On Jun 13, 9:04 pm, "Raghav P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > If u are asking as to why only prime numbers solve the mathematical theorems > like Euler's corollary or Fermat's theorem then obviously its because of > their basic nature. i dono what else is the reason > I'd like to suggest y

[algogeeks] Re: Why we need prime numbers?

2007-06-13 Thread Bin Chen
On Jun 13, 7:36 pm, "Raghav P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > To cite an example , the RSA algorithm's working is based on the proof of > the corollary to Euler's theorem. This corollary uses 2 prime numbers and > hence RSA which derives its working from this theorem uses prime numbers. > Thi

[algogeeks] Why we need prime numbers?

2007-06-12 Thread Bin Chen
Hi, Many cryptography algorithm used prime to do the modular math, but I don't know why it need to use prime but not many ordinary numbers? Thanks Bin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Gee

[algogeeks] Re: what this notation means?

2007-05-09 Thread Bin Chen
I also CC to comp.theory. On 5月9日, 下午4时27分, Bin Chen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (x) > (2) > > with the upper and lower parenthesis concatenated to a big > parenthesis, what math does this notation mean? I think there may have > two, one is 2^x, another is "selec

[algogeeks] what this notation means?

2007-05-09 Thread Bin Chen
(x) (2) with the upper and lower parenthesis concatenated to a big parenthesis, what math does this notation mean? I think there may have two, one is 2^x, another is "select 2 elements from x, with the order, how many combination the selection has". Which one is common? Thanks. Bin --~--~