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An OEIS sequence for describing the old scytale
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panchiniak
on April 28, 2024
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panchiniak
on April 28, 2024
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I came across this sequence when trying to understand the scytale and its limits. Interestingly, the mathematics of the scytale touches the concept of prime numbers, what has a central role in contemporary cryptography.
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