[Gllug] What to do in 151 days?

[Alex Hudson]

On Wednesday 26 September 2001 09:42, you wrote:
> > No, I think Bill (sorry, Alex) was right first time round. Factoring
> > large primes (or indeed primes of any size) would be a quite
> > incredible
> > mathematical breakthrough...
>
> Humour me here, I think this is what I was taught at school.
>
> If x is prime it has no factors.

Nope. x is prime iff it has integer factors {1,x}.

Which is probably close to what you meant ;)

> After reading some of the previous emails I was beginning to doubt the
> above if this is wrong could someone tell me why.

Because Bill Gates says so. 

"The Road Ahead": Gates, William (1995)

I believe?

Cheers,

Alex.

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