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3.2.11 How do you know if a number is prime?

It is generally recommended to use probabilistic primality testing, which is much quicker than actually proving a number prime. One can use a probabilistic test that decides if a number is prime with probability of error less than 2-100.



Denis Arnaud
12/19/1997