https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2410.14397/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46537714urn:hackerpapers:mention:2410.14397:46537714Thu, 08 Jan 2026 05:59:34 GMT<p>&gt; By late 2024 the biggest numbers that had been factored by an actual digital quantum computer had 35 bits (citing https://arxiv.org/pdf/2410.14397v1 ) This is incorrect. The cited reference says &quot;N &lt;= 35&quot;. That N is the number being factored, not the number of bits in the number. Also, footnote a of that paper points out (correctly) that the circuits that were used likely needed knowledge of the factors to create (e.g. as explained in https://arxiv.org/abs/1301.7007 ). As far as I know, only N=15 has been factored on a quantum computer in a no-shenanigans way. It&#x27;s conceivable that current…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2410.14397/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>quant-ph