factor.exe and factoring
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg30356] factor.exe and factoring
- From: "Greg Keogh" <greg at mira.net>
- Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 02:29:47 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Hello from Melbourne Australia, A few years ago I stumbled across a Win32 command prompt program named factor.exe by Shamus Software in Ireland. The program uses the C MIRACL library to work with large integers (up to about 10^90 I think). Factor.exe seems to have staggering speed and power in finding factors. I was wondering if there is a similarly powerful factoring program available in Mathematica. I'd be keen to hear from anyone with news of a high-power factoring program in Mathematica. I imagine the equivalent code in Mathematica could be much more elegant and educational. Cheers, Greg Keogh