Re: Mersenne: Factoring

[Peter-Lawrence . Montgomery]

    Chris Nash proposed:

> >We could let prime95 decide the next election <grin>.
> >Give everybody a different prime number. Multiply the primes for 
> candidate A together, likewise for B.
 
> And like in this election, unless we can completely factor the results, 
> we wouldn't know who won, either.
 
    No need to factor during primery elections.

    


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