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Craig Schulenberg wrote:
> 
> XIAO Gang wrote in message >Hmm... My online factorisor page (which uses
> PARI as backend engine)
> >seems MUCH more efficient than your programs!
> >
> ><URL:http://wims.unice.fr/~wims/wims.cgi?cmd=new&module=tool/algebra/factor
> .en>
> >
> >I tried some examples in FACTOR1 who requires up to 1 day to factor by
> >your program; my web page (i.e. PARI) gives me exactly the same answer
> >in seconds!
> >
> Please remember that FACTOR1 uses trial division.  It is intended as a
> complete factorization program only for general, "hard" numbers up to 10**16
> or so.  Past that point it should be viewed just as a "front-end" which will
> pull out all smaller factors (say up to 10**8 or so) and produce an output
> file that is ready for input to Pollard rho, ECM, Williams p-1, Pollard p-1,
> SQUFOF (continued fraction), etc.  The Pollard rho is available now,
> Williams p+1 and Pollard p-1 should be available by the end of March, and
> the remainder by end of April.

If you have a final software which will be free, no-hassles and will
beat PARI, I promise that I will use it for my factor page (with proper
credit to you of course).

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XIAO Gang (~{P$8U~})                          xiao@pcmath126.unice.fr
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