The Prime Number Code

The video explains the significance of prime numbers in encryption. Prime numbers, which are only divisible by themselves and one, are crucial for encoding information securely. While multiplying prime numbers is straightforward, reversing the process to find the original factors is complex, making it ideal for encryption. The video highlights the difficulty of breaking encryption codes, even with advanced computing power, due to the large size of numbers involved.

What is a prime number?

• A number divisible by 1 and itself only

• A number divisible by 2 and 3

• A number that can be divided by any number

• A number that is not divisible by any number

Why are prime numbers useful in mathematics?

• They can create every other number that isn't a prime

• They can be divided by any number

• They are always even numbers

• They are larger than any other numbers

What makes prime numbers ideal for encoding information?

• They are the largest numbers

• They are always odd numbers

• Their factors are unique and can be calculated in only one way

• They are easy to find

What is the challenge in reversing the multiplication of prime numbers?

• The factors are always even

• It is easy to find the factors

• The factors are always odd

• It is difficult to find the factors

Why is it nearly impossible to break encryption codes using large prime numbers?

• Because they are always even

• Because they generate numbers with 1 to 39 digits

• Because checking all possibilities would take longer than the universe's existence

• Because they are always odd