Re: Q:About primes?

Dan <30pack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Q:About primes?
>
> Why does a certain large prime require much more
> processing time to verify its primality than one that
> is more than 60 times its size?
>
> e.g.
>
> This prime below with 749 digits required 17+ hours to
> establish its primality.
>
....
>
> Whereas this prime below with 751 digits that is more
> than 60 times the size of the above prime

What on earth are you gibbering on about?

A 751-digit prime is roughly 1.0026 times the size of a 749-digit number.

Phil

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