Base 10 Versus Base 16 in Mathematica
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- Subject: [mg29176] Base 10 Versus Base 16 in Mathematica
- From: Flip at safebunch.com
- Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 04:15:38 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Hi All, is it possible to modify the following function to allow the user to select the number of bits as opposed to the number of digits? In[1]:= Needs["NumberTheory`NumberTheoryFunctions`"] In[2]:= RandomPrime[d_] := NextPrime[Random[Integer, {10^(d - 1), 10^d}]] The operator would select RandomPrime[1024] and this would produce a hexdecimal output with 1024 bits displayed as a hex number. Any suggestions? Thank you ... Wilson