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Can I add mine that still holds true in 2019: Largest number factorized using quantum computers, if we only count algorithms that can theoretically scale into
by dvh 8y ago
Can I add mine that still holds true in 2019:
Largest number factorized using quantum computers, if we only count algorithms that can theoretically scale into cryptographic levels, is 21.
- MrXOR 8y agoPlease explain it.
- dvh 8y agoEvery day you hear doomsday predictions about end of the crypto as we know it because of the quantum computers. Reality is that largest factored integer using quantum computers to this day is 21. There are some larger numbers around 100k factored but those use algorithms that will never scale into crypto levels.
- AlexCoventry 8y agoDo you have an authoritative citation for that? For 2018 rather than 2019 would be fine. I've heard orders-of-magnitude higher claims, but haven't been able to find any report of them.