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Lenstra's Elliptic Curve Algorithm
I am currently trying to understand Lenstra's Elliptic Curve Algorithm for factoring integers.
As a source I use "Rational Points on Elliptic Curves" by Joseph H. Silverman and John Tate.
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Probability of an ECM factor
Suppose I have a composite number $N$ divisible by some prime $p\le x.$ What is the probability that one iteration of ECM finds $p$, given parameters B1 and B2?
Usually people look for factors in ...
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