56153 is the largest number factored on a quantum device (2014) (phys.org) 5 points by ZanyProgrammer 10y ago ↗ HN
[–] ColinWright 10y ago ↗ Especially impressive, given that 56153 is not prime ...(you might want to fix the title) [–] jordz 10y ago ↗ I'm sorry, I had to chuckle at this comment. [–] aexaey 10y ago ↗ Well, you kind of need a number to not be a prime to successfully factor it (into anything other than 1 and itself). [–] ColinWright 10y ago ↗ Indeed. So why does the title here (and not on the original article) describe the number as prime, when the whole point is that it is not prime, and cannot be prime.Hence my comment that the submitter might want to change the title. [–] brechmos 10y ago ↗ Admittedly I was so confused by the title. Factoring a prime number seems, well, kind of easy.
[–] aexaey 10y ago ↗ Well, you kind of need a number to not be a prime to successfully factor it (into anything other than 1 and itself). [–] ColinWright 10y ago ↗ Indeed. So why does the title here (and not on the original article) describe the number as prime, when the whole point is that it is not prime, and cannot be prime.Hence my comment that the submitter might want to change the title.
[–] ColinWright 10y ago ↗ Indeed. So why does the title here (and not on the original article) describe the number as prime, when the whole point is that it is not prime, and cannot be prime.Hence my comment that the submitter might want to change the title.
[–] brechmos 10y ago ↗ Admittedly I was so confused by the title. Factoring a prime number seems, well, kind of easy.
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Hence my comment that the submitter might want to change the title.