Dictionary

safe prime en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /seɪf ˈpɹaɪm/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From safe (adjective) + prime (noun). These primes are called “safe” because they are safe to use in cryptography due to the fact that one less than the prime has the largest possible prime factor.

Meanings

1. A prime number of the form 2p+1, where p is also a prime (the latter is called a Sophie Germain prime).

Forms

Translations (16)

sl varno praštevilo (prime number of the form 2p+1, where p is also a prime) · it numero primo sicuro (prime number of the form 2p+1, where p is also a prime) · ar عدد أولي آمن (prime number of the form 2p+1, where p is also a prime) · cs bezpečné prvočíslo (prime number of the form 2p+1, where p is also a prime) · yue 安全質數 /安全质数 (prime number of the form 2p+1, where p is also a prime) · hu biztonságos prímek (prime number of the form 2p+1, where p is also a prime) · ru безопасное простое число (prime number of the form 2p+1, where p is also a prime) · eo sekura primo (prime number of the form 2p+1, where p is also a prime) · ta பாதுகாப்பான பகாத்தனி (prime number of the form 2p+1, where p is also a prime) · fi turvallinen alkuluku (prime number of the form 2p+1, where p is also a prime) · cmn 安全素數 /安全素数 (prime number of the form 2p+1, where p is also a prime) · de sichere Primzahl (prime number of the form 2p+1, where p is also a prime) · vi số nguyên tố an toàn (prime number of the form 2p+1, where p is also a prime) · da sikkert primtal (prime number of the form 2p+1, where p is also a prime) · fr nombre premier sûr (prime number of the form 2p+1, where p is also a prime) · ja 安全素數 (prime number of the form 2p+1, where p is also a prime)