Re: Simple answer, surrogate factoring

From: Gib Bogle (bogle_at_ihug.too.much.spam.co.nz)
Date: 03/05/05

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    jstevh@msn.com wrote:

    > Nathan wrote:
    >
    >>jstevh@msn.com wrote:
    >>
    >>>fiziwig wrote:
    >>>
    >>>>Could you take a reasonably small number, say 8 or 10
    >>>>digits, and DEMONSTRATE, step by step how your method would be
    >>>>applied to factoring that number. Can I see how you use it to
    >>>>factor an easy number like 50,985,511 for example?
    >>
    >>>Why? It'd make as much sense to factor an easy number like 15.
    >>>
    >>>I'm more of a theoretical guy. I want to know why.
    >>
    >>So give a clear explanation of "how".
    >
    >
    > I *have* posted algorithms.
    >
    > Even this thread contains an algorithm which should work perfectly.
    >
    > I'm just not interested in going through the effort of demonstrating
    > the algorithm with a test number, especially when other posters have
    > posted the algorithms in programmatic form, as has happened.
    >
    > I'm the theory guy.
    >
    > Other people are the experimental people.
    >
    > It's how physics works, and I'm showing how it can be done with
    > mathematics.
    >
    > If you push me on details I get annoyed, as I'm the theory guy.
    >
    > I'm the theoretical amateur mathematician.

    Theoretically, you're an amateur mathematician. In practice, you're a
    professional crank.

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