Applications of Number Theory
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Which of the following is a common application of number theory in cryptography?
In computer science, which of these problems is often solved using number theory?
In music, what is the mathematical relationship between the notes in a musical scale called?
Which of these is an example of a number-theoretic algorithm used in practice?
In number theory, what is the name of the theorem that states that every positive integer can be written as a unique product of prime numbers?
Which of these is an application of number theory in coding theory?
In cryptography, what is the term for a large prime number that is used as part of a public key?
Which of these is an example of a number-theoretic problem that is still unsolved?
In computer science, which of these algorithms is based on number theory?
Which of these is an application of number theory in physics?
In number theory, what is the name of the function that counts the number of divisors of a positive integer?
Which of these is an application of number theory in finance?
In number theory, what is the name of the theorem that states that for any positive integer n, there are infinitely many primes p such that p ≡ 1 (mod n)?
Which of these is an application of number theory in game theory?
In number theory, what is the name of the function that gives the number of ways to represent a positive integer n as a sum of distinct positive integers?