ECM – Then and Now
This presentation has two parts. The first half discusses the major factorization algorithms when ECM was discovered in 1985, stressing the similarities between ECM and P +- 1. The second half describes the recent discoveries of six large Mersenne factors using ECM on a network of PlayStations.
This is joint work with Joppe W. Bos, Thorsten Kleinjung, and Arjen K. Lenstra from EPFL.
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- Speakers:
- Peter Montgomery
- Affiliation:
- Microsoft Research
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Jeff Running
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Peter Montgomery
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