Re: Factoring problem solution

From: Larry Hammick (larryhammick_at_OMIT-MEtelus.net)
Date: 02/11/05 

Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 14:31:58 GMT

<tomstdenis@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1108112043.489072.164510@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Paul Leyland wrote:
> > "Larry Hammick" <larryhammick@OMIT-MEtelus.net> writes:
> >
> > > True, because you are just guessing at what quadratics to
> > > use and, if they don't work, guessing again. Real sieves use
> > > large tables of polynomials. RSA-576 was factored with
> > > the aid of over half a million quadratic polynomials.
> >
> > Eh?
> >
> > RSA-576 was factored by GNFS using a single quintic and a single
> > linear polynomial.
>
> Prolly confused relations with polynomials.
Sorry, I knew I was bending the language, hoping to save space and
confusion. Talking math qua math is pointless with JSH.
LH