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Is N a prime power?

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From: Jonathan Edwards
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 14:04
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I am reading an old paper by Tompa that describes Blum's protocol for
flipping coins by telephone.  The first thing the verifier must do is
verify that a very large (hundreds of digits) number has at least two
distinct prime factors (i.e., that the number is not a prime power).
Tompa gives no hint how to do this and I haven't been able to find anyone
else who knows.  I'd very much appreciate it if someone could explain
how it's done or point me to a paper somewhere...
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From: jedwards@ms.uky.edu (Jonathan Edwards)
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Subject: Is N a prime power?
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Date: 25 Jan 93 14:04:48 GMT
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences
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