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What is the earliest instance of the use of an algorithm to solve problems?
This notion of an algorithm
is very new - at best, 40-50 years old, though in terms of actual
practice, perhaps no more than 25 years old. … Note that I am not asking about the terminology, but about the earliest known instance of a well-defined algorithm. …
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History of primality testing
What is the oldest algorithm capable of determining whether or not $p$ is a probable prime and which could be executed in a reasonable amount of time in pen and paper by mathematicians of the day? …
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