Claim: a 129-digit number divides RSA-260, shocking the AI crowd
rickasaurus · x · 2026-09-04
X user @penlume quoted a claim presenting a 129-digit integer said to divide RSA-260, an unsolved challenge number from the RSA factoring contest, prompting a stunned "Wait wait wait wait WTF??" from @cloneofsimo.
No verification details or third-party reproduction are included in the post, so the claim remains unconfirmed, but it is already drawing attention in AI and crypto circles.
Related event: Claimed Factor of RSA-260 Sparks Speculation of AI Involvement(3 posts)→
More from Fun
- Dev builds a pocket physics fidget toy where your phone's gyroscope picks the materials — jh3yy · 2026-09-04
- Users Share Stunning Math-Inspired Art Generated by Claude Fable 5.1 — repligate · 2026-09-04
- The recurring AGI marketing playbook, skewered in one post — abacaj · 2026-09-04
- Even the smartest AI models don't understand "I have to run" — ramagetime · 2026-09-04
- COT Backrooms: visualizing chain-of-thought as eerie video worlds — repligate · 2026-09-04
- Shower thought: an alien LLM might have compressed itself into DNA onto a comet — tobowers · 2026-09-04