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minus-squarexthexder@l.sw0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 months agoYes, but also no. We use giant prime numbers for cryptography because the more factors it has, the weaker the encryption becomes (because now there’s more than one answer for A * ? = B)
Yes, but also no. We use giant prime numbers for cryptography because the more factors it has, the weaker the encryption becomes (because now there’s more than one answer for A * ? = B)