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From: booth@vax135.UUCP (David Booth)
Newsgroups: sci.math,sci.crypt
Subject: Re: New Factoring Record
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Date: Wed, 5-Aug-87 10:43:46 EDT
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Regarding Bob Silverman's announcement:

	I have just established two new factoring records. I just
	finished factoring the following 88 digit number:

	   94
	 10  + 1
	---------
	101.45121
	 
	It was factored by a parallel version of the Multiple
	Polynomial Quadratic Sieve (MPQS) and is the largest number
	ever factored by a general purpose algorithm. It also
	represents the first time a 40 digit penultimate factor of a
	number has been found. The factorization is:

	2144906157509411684424913774078958939881
	 
	times
	 
	1023037643093214557651333120422980213172396059301
	 
	Bob Silverman

Apparently, the number that was factored should be read as
(10^94 + 1)/(101*45121).  Bob: would you please use a clearer,
more conventional syntax next time?  Thanks.

David Booth
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