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A prime number is an integer greater than 1 with no divisors other than itself and 1. Primes and prime products play an important role in public key cryptography.

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Why are primes important for encryption

Good question. Most of the above commentators got it mostly correct, but they are each telling one part of the story and not describing other aspects in one post. Here is the more full reasons in one …
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