Re: Algorithm that makes maximum compression of completly diffused data.

Dave Angel davea at davea.name
Thu Nov 7 23:12:06 EST 2013


On Thu, 7 Nov 2013 18:43:17 -0800, Mark Janssen 
<dreamingforward at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think the idea would be to find the prime factorization for a 
given
> number, which has been proven to be available (and unique) for any 
and
> every number.  Most numbers can compress given this technique.  
Prime
> numbers, of course, would not be compressed.

No, very few numbers can be compressed using this technique. And 
primes of course expand greatly.

-- 
DaveA




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