Changes http://wiki.axiom-developer.org/329FuzzyErrorInFactor/diff -- On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 03:20:56 -0500 root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Bill, > >I tried this on the May 18, 2005 and December 14, 2006 >versions. >The December version is the current "gold", arch version >50. >I can't seem to reproduce the error. > >Curious about the factor factorial 12399.... > >If I do > >a:= factorial 12399 >b:= factor a >c:= a - expand b > >I get c = 0 > >Tim
All that says is that the factorization produces factors (NOT prime factors) that multiplied back to give the original number. What is needed are PRIME factors. You have to actually look at the last few factors returned in Factored Integer; any thing larger than 12399 in that list must be a composite and not a prime factor and hence an error. Too bad Wiki right now is not displaying the entire result, but your Axiom should display it. William -- forwarded from http://wiki.axiom-developer.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
