 Why can't Shor's algorithm be run on a classical computer?
 Shor's algorithm requires the use of a quantum computer, because it relies on the properties of quantum mechanics. Specifically, it uses the fact that a quantum computer can perform operations on many different inputs simultaneously, in a process known as superposition. While it could be run on a classical computer any increases in efficiency it offers over traditional factorization algorithms would be lost.
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 Shor's algorithm requires the use of a quantum computer, because it relies on the properties of quantum mechanics. Specifically, it uses the fact that a quantum computer can perform operations on many different inputs simultaneously, in a process known as superposition. While it could be run on a classical computer any increases in efficiency it offers over traditional factorization algorithms would be lost.
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