Thesis (Bachelor of Science in Mathematics) -- University of Rizal System-Morong.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This study was conducted to develop a process on the utilization of prime members in encoding and decoding messages and to determine the level of acceptability of the said process. At first, the researchers had a difficulty in finding out how it could be done, but with constant reading and a deeper thinking they were able to find the solution they were longing for. To obtain their goal, the researchers studied the principle of public key crytography. They developed an algorithm based on the RSA process but differ in function. As they developed the algorithm, they applied it in encoding and decoding messages. In the last part of the study, the researchers utilized a questionnaire checklist in order to determine the level of acceptability of the developed process. The findings revealed that the developed process is very much acceptable in both terms (accuracy and applicability) as perceived by the respondents. They found out that the developed process was accurate and can easily be understood by the respondents. The study revealed that computation process is quite tedious. It was recommended that the data based program be made to make the computation easier.