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Modular Arithmetic and Primality

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Factoring: Given a number N, express it as a product of its<br />

prime numbers<br />

<strong>Primality</strong>: Given a number N, determine whether it is<br />

prime<br />

Which one is harder<br />

This gulf will be a key to modern encryption algorithms<br />

(RSA, etc), which makes secure communication (internet,<br />

etc.) currently reasonable.<br />

CS 312 - Complexity Examples - <strong>Arithmetic</strong> <strong>and</strong> RSA 2

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