New Prime Number
(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: dwightfry
source (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1693364.stm)
A new prime number was found. The interesting thing is how it was found. I guess there is a program that makes peoples computers work together to make a super computer. Apparently, This group of computers can do in one day what it would take 1 regular computer to do in 7 years (That's what my brother told me anyways). I thought that was kinda cool. Oh...and if your computer help discovers a new primenumber (over 10 million digits) there is a $100,000 reward. If you split that up between the users, it's about $5000 a peice.
Posted by: dwightfry
I guess nobody cares about a new prime number. Well you should, this will change life as we know it......or not. :P
BTW, I guess my brother was wrong. It was only 4 mill digits long.
Posted by: Snee
It's interesting. Especially if it takes science closer to unbreakable encryption and whatnot. :)
If all users on this forum got together I figure we could make a few p's each(finding a new prime I mean). :P
Maybe even a £ or two :huh:
Or $
(yay, I got to use symbols I hardly ever use! :lol: )
Posted by: thewizeard
Originally posted by dwightfry@12 December 2003 - 12:08
source (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1693364.stm)
A new prime number was found. The interesting thing is how it was found. I guess there is a program that makes peoples computers work together to make a super computer. Apparently, This group of computers can do in one day what it would take 1 regular computer to do in 7 years (That's what my brother told me anyways). I thought that was kinda cool. Oh...and if your computer help discovers a new primenumber (over 10 million digits) there is a $100,000 reward. If you split that up between the users, it's about $5000 a peice.
Great, I am so pleased...I have been trying to work it out for years; now what was it again?
Posted by: Barbarossa
Not just any prime number, but a Mersenne prime number too! B)
Posted by: Wizard_Mon1
common guys quit it with the prime number crap
Quantum mechanics is much more interesting
:lol: :lol: :P :lol: :lol:
Posted by: 3rd gen noob
Originally posted by SnnY@12 December 2003 - 15:22
It's interesting. Especially if it takes science closer to unbreakable encryption and whatnot. :)
is it really a good thing to break so called unbreakable encryption reliant on prime numbers?
how would world security be then?
Posted by: Snee
Originally posted by 3rd gen noob+12 December 2003 - 21:17--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (3rd gen noob @ 12 December 2003 - 21:17)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-SnnY@12 December 2003 - 15:22
It's interesting. Especially if it takes science closer to unbreakable encryption and whatnot. :)
is it really a good thing to break so called unbreakable encryption reliant on prime numbers?
how would world security be then? [/b][/quote]
And I daresay it's the insight gathered from finding these primes that can be used for better encryption, rather than the actual prime-numbers themselves, that will be useful for better encryption. From what I can understand.
Until someone creates a usable form of quantuum-encryption, current forms of encryption could benefit from being enhanced in any way possible.
Posted by: james_bond_rulez
great, precious cpu resources put to compute some crap numba when it can be used to play counterstrike :P
Posted by: I.am
Revolution with Quantum computers is believed to change the way we calculate and get Prime numbers, factorials and do encryption. With Quantum states, the worst case Complexity is of order 1 O(1). So no matter how big a prime number is or how big encryption it is, everything will be calculated at the same time. The only delay would be when you try to access that which will be mere anything as compared to present.
Posted by: bigboab
Originally posted by Wizard_Mon1@12 December 2003 - 19:58
common guys quit it with the prime number crap
Quantum mechanics is much more interesting
:lol: :lol: :P :lol: :lol:
I cant even find a good Ford mechanic. :lol:
Posted by: 3rd gen noob
Originally posted by bigboab@12 December 2003 - 23:34
I cant even find a good Ford mechanic. :lol:
maybe a certain focus-owning board member can hook you up with one...? :rolleyes:
Posted by: oldmancan
[QUOTE=dwightfry,12 December 2003 - 05:08]
A new prime number was found. The interesting thing is how it was found. I guess there is a program that makes peoples computers work together to make a super computer. Apparently, This group of computers can do in one day what it would take 1 regular computer to do in 7 years.
A program like that is how I found k-lite. Kazaa had entered into a deal with Brilliant Digital Entertainment to bundle Altnet software with Kazaa. I read about the imminent turning "on" of the Altnet program and how to remove it. Then I went looking and found k-lite.
cheers omc