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I don't see why not, it's just numbers, which is all we store most data as.
You could use it as a source of pseudorandom numbers to encrypt an infinite data steam, e.g. we'll encrypt using e, starting at position 40468.
Randomness is the opposite of information.
It is not. If I in July in Europe will say "there is no snow outside", I give you very little information. If in same conditions I will say "there is snow outside", I will give a lot of information.
Amount of information is proportional to (logarithm of) improbability of outcome.
It's irrational, which just appears random (which is why I said pseudorandom).
You don't want your encryption keys to be predictable.