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[-] dicknipples@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago

TLDR: we have a “simple” formula that finds prime numbers but it’s not very efficient and becomes prohibitively expensive to compute for large numbers. Come up with a more efficient algorithm and you could claim the million dollar prize.

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