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Is there actually any use to discovering ever-larger prime numbers?

• kss238 9y ago
  Cryptography
  • B-Con 9y ago
    There's no cryptographic use in finding a largest prime. It's far larger than any prime used in a practical system and doesn't contribute any mathematical knowledge about primes. It's mostly just running an algorithm for long enough to pay off.
  • madez 9y ago
    Come on, stop spreading nonsense. These huge primes are irrelevant for cryptography.
• sanderjd 9y ago
  Because they're there...
• zeep 9y ago
  I know that's probably not what you mean but there is money prizes: https://www.eff.org/awards/coop https://www.eff.org/awards/coop