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Newsgroups: sci.crypt
Subject: Re: Factorising large numbers.
Message-ID: <336@titan.camcon.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 12-Feb-87 05:19:19 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 12 05:19:19 1987
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# On Monday I heard on the programme "Science Now", on BBC Radio 4,
# about a new algorithm for factorising large numbers using the
# properties of "nice primes".  I think the algorithm was generated in
# Holland, but as I was in the car at the time I wasn't able to give the
# item the attention I would have liked.

# ... is this just the new Lenstra algorithm that has been discussed
# recently in this group?

[Rude words about 50% rule]

Yep, 'fraid it was the Lenstra algorithm. 

Apprarently BBC Radio Producers read Nature too!
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