Prime numbers are useful for writing codes and in America they are classed as Military Material and if you find one over 100 digits you have to tell the CIA and they buy it off you for $10, 000. But it would not be a very good way of making a living.

Mark Haddon
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Prime numbers are useful for writing codes and in America they are classed as Military Material and if you find one over 100 digits you have to tell the CIA and they buy it off you for $10,000. But it would not be a very good way of making a living. What would you do with a 100 digit prime number? It might be hard to decide on the best use for such a number, but it wouldn’t be your first choice of things to do.

Source: The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime

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