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Why haven't quantum computers factored 21 yet?

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335 points ingve | 1 comments | 31 Aug 25 12:14 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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alchemist1e9 ◴[31 Aug 25 13:33 UTC] No.45083047[source]▶
And these are the same quantum computers that will eventually break ecliptic curve cryptography? Now I’m very confused.
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1. Mistletoe ◴[31 Aug 25 14:35 UTC] No.45083447[source]▶
This is the reality a million clickbait fearmongering articles won’t tell you. And pr machines for quantum computing companies won’t either.