Finding N̷e̷m̷o̷ Prime Numbers
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3 min readAug 24, 2018
RSA gains its key security strength from the multiplication of two prime numbers (p and q) to get N. If we get p and q, then we can work out:
Phi = (p-1)(q-1)
And since we have encryption key (e), and which is normally 65,537, we solve for d in:
d x e mod (PHI) = 1