galois.random_prime

galois.random_prime(bits)

Returns a random prime \(p\) with \(b\) bits, such that \(2^b \le p < 2^{b+1}\).

This function randomly generates integers with \(b\) bits and uses the primality tests in galois.is_prime() to determine if \(p\) is prime.

Parameters

bits (int) – The number of bits in the prime \(p\).

Returns

A random prime in \(2^b \le p < 2^{b+1}\).

Return type

int

References

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_number_theorem

Examples

Generate a random 1024-bit prime.

In [1]: p = galois.random_prime(1024); p
Out[1]: 212553524393533263186119793824723488135790135192242790232131837266056193082848942182272136105403663172111489285659812456719901327943585720009236480215628833258360330423081920567248886752609641989707834702973689307244824709841371309695155202253785140449086622051582618788009453080816686497101102574560170356247

In [2]: galois.is_prime(p)
Out[2]: True

$ openssl prime 236861787926957382206996886087214592029752524078026392358936844479667423570833116126506927878773110287700754280996224768092589904231910149528080012692722763539766058401127758399272786475279348968866620857161889678512852050561604969208679095086283103827661300743342847921567132587459205365243815835763830067933
1514D68EDB7C650F1FF713531A1A43255A4BE6D66EE1FDBD96F4EB32757C1B1BAF16A5933E24D45FAD6C6A814F3C8C14F3CB98F24FEA74C43C349D6FA3AB76EB0156811A1FBAA64EB4AC525CCEF9278AF78886DC6DBF46C4463A34C0E53B0FA2F784BB2DC5FDF076BB6E145AA15AA6D616ACC1D5F95B8BE757670B9AAF53292DD (236861787926957382206996886087214592029752524078026392358936844479667423570833116126506927878773110287700754280996224768092589904231910149528080012692722763539766058401127758399272786475279348968866620857161889678512852050561604969208679095086283103827661300743342847921567132587459205365243815835763830067933) is prime