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Applications of Number Theory
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Which of the following is a common application of number theory in cryptography?
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Public-key cryptography
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Public-key cryptography, also known as asymmetric cryptography, is a cryptographic system that uses a pair of keys, a public key and a private key, to encrypt and decrypt messages.