Re: 42nd Known Mersenne Prime Found == 2^25,964,951-1 == The number has 7,816,230 digits
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Date: 02/28/05
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Date: 27 Feb 2005 16:45:51 -0800
David Wagner wrote:
> John E. Hadstate wrote:
> >"superuser" <superuser@domain.com> wrote in message:
> >> http://www.mersenne.org/
> >>
> >
> >We were too busy arguing [...] to pay any serious
> >attention to a crypto-related topic.
>
> Does finding another Mersenne prime have any implications for
cryptography?
> I can't think of any.
They can break RSA with it!!! Ack think of the consequences!!!
Let's see... uses of a 25Mbit prime... hmmm... none...
Tom
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