Eric Hahn wrote:
> Greetings all,
>
> I was wondering if it was common practice (ie: the norm) for
> P-1 to take the product of two or more factors when giving out
> a found factor, if two of more factors are found?
>
Yup, each factor f, for which b^E == 1 (mod f) (b is the base, usually
3, E is the product of primes and prime powers below the bound), is
found in the GCD. They are reported as one composite factor, but it is
easy to take that one apart with a general (i.e. not only working mod
Mp) P-1 factorer.
Ciao,
Alex.
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