I don't think I'd like math, if I didn't like cryptography.
G.E.B., E.G.B. helped me love math again too.
Stupid 4th grade "you're gifted, you don't need instructions" teacher. :-)P
(Just kidding Mr. B, I'm over it. Really. I *like* math now, so, pt!)
I still suck at it, but it's freakis
I like to know what needs to be encrypted with a key derived from a 13
million digit prime number...
-Original Message-
From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 2:10 PM
To: cf-community
Subject: Re: Now this is a *REALLY* big number.
Greg Morphis
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
Greg Morphis 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 ;)
There is definitely the 'it's there' reason of a lot of discovery!
But
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 th
> JJ wrote:
> No, but if they win the prize just 700,000 more times, they can pay for the
> bailout.
>
DANG!
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No, but if they win the prize just 700,000 more times, they can pay for the
bailout.
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:02 AM, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At least the bail out ain't quite of this magnitude!
>
> LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mathematicians at UCLA have discovered a 13
> million-digit p
At least the bail out ain't quite of this magnitude!
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mathematicians at UCLA have discovered a 13
million-digit prime number, a long-sought milestone that makes them
eligible for a $100,000 prize.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080928/D93FPR0O0.html
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