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Why do people devote so much time and energy and computer time and energy to finding prime numbers. Is there a situation when such a number would be critical to the survival of the human race?
Like 213466917-1
That number has 4053946 digits
What use does this number have?
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Posted 30 May 2003 - 12:32 PM
Well, for one, it would be an even number (7-1 = 6) and thus not prime. So its rather irrelevant.
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Posted 30 May 2003 - 01:03 PM
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Posted 30 May 2003 - 05:42 PM
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Posted 30 May 2003 - 06:59 PM
7-1 is not six. The site I got it from
the number raised to the -1th power
Or something like that
It's still insane.
People devote the supercomputers to finding primes. You could be using them to generate awesome graphics for games!!!
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the number raised to the -1th power
Or something like that
It's still insane.
People devote the supercomputers to finding primes. You could be using them to generate awesome graphics for games!!!
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Posted 30 May 2003 - 09:04 PM
Yeah, I bet some awesome graphics could come from randomly-generating graphics software!
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Posted 30 May 2003 - 11:20 PM
I bet aliens see a string of prime numbers emanating from our radio observatories and say "Primes...who cares?"
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Posted 30 May 2003 - 11:32 PM
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Posted 30 May 2003 - 11:50 PM
No. I think it's miraculous that we speak English.
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7-1 is not six. The site I got it from
the number raised to the -1th power
7-1 is not six. The site I got it from
the number raised to the -1th power
So its a fraction?
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No. I think it's miraculous that we speak English.
No. I think it's miraculous that we speak English.
You are referring, I take it, to the incredibly brave actions of our ancestors some sixty years ago, who secured our freedom from the threat of Nazi oppression?
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You are referring, I take it, to the incredibly brave actions of our ancestors some sixty years ago, who secured our freedom from the threat of Nazi oppression?
You are referring, I take it, to the incredibly brave actions of our ancestors some sixty years ago, who secured our freedom from the threat of Nazi oppression?
Yeah. But don't say that word, you'll attract GD's attention.
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Who Who, are you referring to znorty!
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We wouldn't want that would we?
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Someone should fix Carinae's sig.
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