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<richardwhiuk> there is an algorithm to factor integers quickly, it's Shor's algorithm, but we haven't been able to build a computer yet to run it on big numbers :)
<tc> I dunno, 15 is pretty big.
<benmachine> this is true
<benmachine> what kind of a mathematician ever needs numbers bigger than 15 anyway
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