If so why cant you just say Numbers like 1 ( 98 0s) 7 ?
2007-09-01 06:52:37 · 9 answers · asked by moon 111 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
No, it's not true.
2007-09-01 06:58:14 · answer #1 · answered by thomasoa 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because 1 (98 0s) 7 is exactly divisible by 257 and by 1439, and the CIA would notice that.
Visit a few mathematics web sites or discussion forums to find out the current state of prime number techniques, instead of listening to rubbish. A few years ago, it was trivial to generate and verify prime numbers up to 400 digits, and things have probably moved quite a bit since then.
For example, the web page below lists 95 randomly-generated prime numbers from 210 to 300 digits. It is part of one of the most informative sites about prime numbers on the whole worldwide web.
2007-09-01 07:33:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If a "reward" did exist, it would have to be a number much larger than 100 digits. The largest prime found is 232582657-1 which is 9808358 digits long (last year). A 100 digit number is child's play since computers started calculating them. I wonder what the above poster asked...who starts these things?
2007-09-01 07:03:42 · answer #3 · answered by JAM 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know about the CIA, or just finding prime numbers, but until recently you could have been paid for factoring large numbers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSA_Factoring_Challenge
2007-09-01 08:16:53 · answer #4 · answered by Sean H 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why would the CIA care?
2007-09-01 06:59:54 · answer #5 · answered by Sordenhiemer 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they got a prime no. with about 7.7 million digits in it .so if u got bigger than that u can sell it to them for a few million dollars
2007-09-01 07:03:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Why do people make up this nonsense?. NO... it's not true.
2007-09-01 06:57:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
yes, so you better get busy if you want the cash
2007-09-01 07:00:39 · answer #8 · answered by steve p 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋
NO! they will take it from you. they are outside waiting for you now!!!
2007-09-01 07:01:02 · answer #9 · answered by oneemazingplace 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋