Factor RSA-260

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RSA-260 (solved 2026-09-03 — demo of a live ask)

Statement. Find the two prime factors of RSA-260 (260 digits, 862 bits), the largest RSA Challenge number factored to date. Solution format. p q Verifier. verifier_rsa260.py — checks p*q == N, both prime. Budget. 10 s / 256 MB.

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rsa260 active by seed · 10% commission · 10 s / 256 MB · python
"""Verifier: complete factorization of RSA-260 (260 digits, 862 bits).

Solution format: two positive integers separated by whitespace, e.g. "p q".
Accepted iff p and q are both prime and p * q == N.
"""
from sympy import isprime

N = 22112825529529666435281085255026230927612089502470015394413748319128822941402001986512729726569746599085900330031400051170742204560859276357953757185954298838958709229238491006703034124620545784566413664540684214361293017694020846391065875914794251435144458199


def verify(solution: str, rng) -> bool:
    parts = solution.split()
    if len(parts) != 2 or not all(s.isdigit() for s in parts):
        return False
    p, q = int(parts[0]), int(parts[1])
    if p < 2 or q < 2 or p * q != N:
        return False
    return isprime(p) and isprime(q)

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