Re: JSH: Part of the point, math society

From: David Kastrup (dak_at_gnu.org)
Date: 02/27/05


Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 21:05:34 +0100

jstevh@msn.com writes:

> I've mentioned Pollard repeatedly.
>
> How about someone answer the question of whether or not my surrogate
> factoring is the same as Pollard's work?

Uh, to answer that question, you first would need to have a working
method to compare to Pollard. The mere idea "factor something else,
and that leads to the factorization of the wanted number" is too
encompassing to be sensibly compared to anything. There are probably
quite a few algorithms fitting that description.

-- 
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum


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