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Article #2779Re: RSA cracked? I don't think so..., HUGE primes?
From: Robert Cain
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:10
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:10
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gtoal@pizzabox.demon.co.uk (Graham Toal) writes:
: In article <1993Jan21.070521.9787@netcom.com> rcain@netcom.com (Robert Cain) writes:
: :I'll be corrected if not :-) The probibalistic test can be iterated
: :for an arbitrarilarily high theoretical probability that one is prime.
: :Well, I know that one is prime, you understand what I mean. :-)
:
: "Oh no it isn't!" :-)
:
Really? Why not? The only thing that divides it is itself. Oh, all
other numbers are divisable by it so it must be discarded right?
Bob
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