Question

173441=prime*another prime
see if you can find these primes

Answer 1

my calculator can...does that count?

Answer 2

lol

Answer 3

i was thinking of an algorithm

Answer 4

I love my ti-nspire cas :)

Answer 5

how much is that

Answer 6

an algorithm that checks the number against all the primes less than \[\sqrt{173441}\]?

Answer 7

have you ever heard of fermat's factorization method?

Answer 8

about 150$-160$ us

Answer 9

there are other factorization methods as well

Answer 10

not by name...

Answer 11

the RSA is a public key encryption based on the difficulty of factoring really really huge freaking numbers and this is not that big compare to the ones they use lol

Answer 12

looking at wiki...no I haven't

Answer 13

sure

Answer 14

i like this stuff but it has been awhile since i have looked at it

Answer 15

I have never taken and course work in number theory or encryption.

Answer 16

i never taken any course in encryption
but i think number theory is awesome
we didn't go into factorization methods but it was fun i liked it
you should take if you have the chance

Answer 17

I'm done taking classes ;)

Answer 18

lol what is your favorite kind of math?

Answer 19

Mathematical Statistics/Probability theory

Answer 20

you?

Answer 21

number theory eventhough i'm not an expert at it

Answer 22

you have a degree in mathematics?

Answer 23

yes

Answer 24

i'm going back for my phd in applied science this fall

Answer 25

cool

Answer 26

i;m going to do a research in cryptography (theory of) no apply crap because i'm not a computer science person lol

Answer 27

Make sure you have a faculty member in mind that you could work with on your disertation

Answer 28

goal is to construct an algorithm you know like the RSA or something like that something to

Answer 29

i didn't finish that sentence lol
i already got one in mind

Answer 30

hes already agreed to it :)

Answer 31

having the right adviser is more important than the school itself imo

Answer 32

cool

Answer 33

how high are you in the ranks of math?

Answer 34

I have a Ph.D. in Mathematical Statistics and I'm a professor

Answer 35

cool! you can't get enough of teaching people so you come here?

Answer 36

I don't do much in the summer. When the fall semester comes around you prob won't see me much.

Answer 37

i'm not sure about this applied science program
they are going to make me take an entrance exam
i'm sure i don't have all the knowledge they would like me to have

Answer 38

go they require the GRE

Answer 39

do

Answer 40

yes i have done that and i did well enough for their school which is all i wanted

Answer 41

the math part was the easiest but there were some unexpecting problems (which were fun since they were unexpected)
for example:
solve for a+b
a^2+2ab+b^2+4a+4b+4=0

Answer 42

ah

Answer 43

lol
(a+b)^2+4(a+b)+4=0
(a+b+2)^2=0
lol

Answer 44

make it into a quadratic in a+b

Answer 45

yes

Answer 46

i liked that one i cant believe it was on the gre
i know alot of people(non-math) would not get that one

Answer 47

prob not

Answer 48

i teach at a small college in arkansas
college has about 700 people

Answer 49

you want to teach after you finish the Ph.D.?

Answer 50

not really

Answer 51

what do you teach?

Answer 52

college algebra,trig,cal 1, cal 2,
(teach some remedial math)

Answer 53

cool

Answer 54

i dont like teaching college algebra or anything less than college algebra

Answer 55

i like calculus alot!

Answer 56

I've never taught that class. Didn't do it as a grad student and we don't offer college alg at my institution

Answer 57

calculus is very nice

Answer 58

I have calc III this fall

Answer 59

wow your institution must be for high act scorers

Answer 60

besides the humanities math class, the lowers we offer is precalc

Answer 61

lowest

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humanities math class?

Answer 63

math for non math majors...used to fill their math requirement

Answer 64

ah

Answer 65

it has stuff like logic/graph theory/ probability / ect...all at a low level so that they can understand

Answer 66

graph theory is fun

Answer 67

I teach at a liberal arts college

Answer 68

what state?

Answer 69

for me it's ok..not my favorite though

Answer 70

Pennsylvania