OT: password/passphrase generation

Jim Herrmann kclug at ItDepends.com
Sun Jun 8 03:50:58 CDT 2003


OK, it says it used to be considered a prime.  I guess I'm just an old 
fogey from way back when one was prime.  ;-)

Gerald Combs wrote:

>On Sat, 7 Jun 2003, Jim Herrmann wrote:
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>>One (1) is a prime by definition.  A prime number is evenly divisible by 
>>only itself and 1.  Thus, the number 1 fits this definition.
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>According to the "Prime FAQ," 1 is not prime:
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>    http://www.utm.edu/research/primes/notes/faq/one.html
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>It lists four separate reasons.
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>>Peace,
>>Jim
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>>James Sissel wrote:
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>>>>>What number does not belong?  < 1 2 3 4 5 >  And why does it not belong?
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>>>>4 it is not prime
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>>>Neither is 1.
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