The Basic Cryptology: A Simple Explanation of How Prime Factorization (Mathematics) Is Used in the Field of Cryptology

Mathematics has vast applications in today’s technological world, which most people do not know much about, and this is a major concern. The purpose of this research is to investigate and point out the usage of Mathematics in the field of Cryptology. Mathematics has many real-world applications. By using online sources, this study delved deeply into the field of cryptology and pointed out the Mathematics used in this field. Similar investigations have been carried out by other students and scholars in other fields which are applicable to Mathematics. With the help of their papers and with ideas arising from the research, this paper is written. From the investigation, Prime Factorization is seen as the most important Mathematics that plays a major role in the field of cryptology. It influenced the way data is protected by providing necessary codes known as 'keys' in the form of numbers. This actually answers our questions regarding the applications of Mathematics in real life and in the field of cryptology.