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kss238
3086 days ago
Cryptography
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B-Con
3086 days ago
There's no cryptographic use in finding a largest prime. It's far larger than any prime used in a practical system and doesn't contribute any mathematical knowledge about primes.
It's mostly just running an algorithm for long enough to pay off.
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madez
3086 days ago
Come on, stop spreading nonsense. These huge primes are irrelevant for cryptography.
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It's mostly just running an algorithm for long enough to pay off.