Quantum algorithms · Qiskit

We Factored 15 on a Quantum Computer (Here's How)

Name: We Factored 15 on a Quantum Computer (Here's How)
Uploaded: 2026-07-29T09:00:04-07:00
Description: Qiskit walks through Shor's algorithm, phase estimation and a real-hardware factoring-15 demonstration. This is a pedagogical small-number example, not evidence that present quantum computers can threaten practical cryptography.

Original upload July 29, 2026

Engineers installing an IBM Quantum System One cryogenic assembly at Fraunhofer

Context photo · Holger Muench / IBM · CC BY 2.0

YouTube is paused. Choose video players in your privacy settings to watch here. YouTube receives connection information when loaded.

Engineers install IBM Quantum System One at Fraunhofer. Archival quantum-computing context, not a video frame or the apparatus of another study.

Open on YouTube Browse more videos How privacy choices work Photo source and license

Qiskit walks through Shor's algorithm, phase estimation and a real-hardware factoring-15 demonstration. This is a pedagogical small-number example, not evidence that present quantum computers can threaten practical cryptography.

Video by Qiskit. Added to QubitWire October 5, 2026.

Watch on YouTube · More recently added videos