Re: New way to factor? Yes!

From: José Carlos Santos (jcsantos_at_fc.up.pt)
Date: 02/08/05


Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 12:34:22 +0000

Dave Turner wrote:

> I love crypto but i'm a just part-time amateur, everything you've said is
> beyond what most of us can understand, so my question is:
> If somebody gave you a large prime number, could you factor it? Wouldn't
> doing so shut your critics up? :-)

Give me *any* prime number, as large as you want, and I assure you that
I can factor it! :-)

Best regards,

Jose Carlos Santos



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