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How hard can generating 1024-bit primes really be? | glitchcomet

January 12, 2023 Prime numbers are fascinating! On the one hand they are easy to explain, they are just numbers that have no factors other than one and themselves, but on the other hand they contain endless complexity. They show up in numerous places, ranging from mathematical concepts and conjectures to interesting looking visualizations and cryptography, underpinning many internet standards and security protocols we use everyday. Despite my fascination with primes I never really explored them ...

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