document.write( "Question 1027857: What is the greatest prime that must be concidered to test whether 671 is prime? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #643161 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! What is the greatest prime that must be concidered to test whether 671 is prime? \n" ); document.write( "----------------- \n" ); document.write( "It depends on your method. \n" ); document.write( "If you test primes in order, you'll find that 11 is a factor, leaving 61 (671 = 11*61). \n" ); document.write( "------- \n" ); document.write( "Then checking 61 requires testing to INT(sqrt(61)) = 7 \n" ); document.write( "==================== \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |