
Prime Numbers and Cryptography Quiz

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Mathematics
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9th - 10th Grade
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Hard
Jennifer Brown
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5 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the initial perception of Fermat's method for determining prime numbers?
It was immediately recognized for its potential in cryptography.
It was considered a beautiful but impractical discovery.
It was dismissed as incorrect by Fermat's peers.
It was seen as a practical tool for everyday use.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How are prime numbers described in relation to the numerical realm?
As numbers that are easy to factorize.
As numbers that cannot be used in encryption.
As the building blocks of all numbers.
As the most complex numbers to understand.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main challenge in using prime numbers for encryption?
Prime numbers are not secure for encryption purposes.
Finding two prime numbers that multiply to a given number is easy.
Factorizing the product of two large prime numbers is very challenging.
Multiplying two prime numbers is extremely difficult.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In RSA encryption, what is the role of the public key?
It is used to decrypt messages.
It is kept secret and only known to the sender.
It is available to the public and used to encrypt messages.
It is used to factorize large numbers.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What future technology might impact the difficulty of factorizing large numbers?
Artificial intelligence
Supercomputers
Quantum computers
Classical computers
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