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* [9fans] probably problematic primes
@ 2007-05-09 23:22 don bailey
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From: don bailey @ 2007-05-09 23:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Oops, didn't register the 2^n instead of 2^(n-1). Nevermind.

Don
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* [9fans] probably problematic primes
@ 2007-05-09 23:16 don bailey
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From: don bailey @ 2007-05-09 23:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Is the implementation of Fermat's probably prime algorithm in
probably_prime.c:probably_prime( correct? I thought the algorithm is:

	isPrime = (2^(n-1) mod n == 1)

not
	isPrime = (2^(n-1) mod n == 2)

Don
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