At 10:11 AM 3/3/96 -0500, Gary Howland wrote:
Surely the process of counting up until you get a prime means that the chances of getting certain primes are greater than others (eg. 17 is more likely than 19) ?
In order to use this information, one would need to determine the number of primes in the vicinity of a potential prime factor. This costs more than actually checking for the factor, hence is not useful. --------------------------------------------------------------------- | We have the right to defend ourselves | http://www.jim.com/jamesd/ and our property, because of the kind | of animals that we are. True law | James A. Donald derives from this right, not from the | arbitrary power of the state. | jamesd@echeque.com