Future Potential

Quantum computers have an amazing potential for the future. What makes quantum computers so powerful is the fact that if a quantum computer takes "n" number of operations to do a function, it would take a classical computer "n^2" operations to do the same function. This could make the difference between performing 1,000 operations vs performing 1,000,000 operations.	Picture from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMdHDHEuOUE
One incredible ability that quantum computers would give us is the ability to find the prime factors of extremely large numbers. Prime factorization is something that is commonly used for encryption because it is so difficult for classical computers to find when it involves a very large number. Quantum computers would be very powerful code breakers.
Probably the most exciting part about quantum computers is their potential for solving very difficult optimization problems. Optimization problems are about finding the best solution or way to do something.	Picture from: http://www.unimas.my/wc00-degree-of-computational-science

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