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kwantam
9a806346a9 add test for factor
Add a test for `factor`.

This commit also pulls factor's Sieve implementation into its own module
so that the factor test can use it.

Finally, slight refactoring for clarity in gen_table.rs.
2015-05-07 18:13:39 -04:00
kwantam
6c4e967fc6 fix and slight optimization for factor
This commit builds upon @wikol's Pollard rho implementation.
It adds the following:

1. A generator for prime inverse tables. With these, we can do
   very fast divisibility tests (a single multiply and comparison)
   for small primes (presently, the first 1000 primes are in the
   table, which means all numbers of ~26 bits or less can be
   factored very quickly.

2. Always try prime inverse tables before jumping into Pollard's
   rho method or using trial division.

3. Since we have eliminated all small factors by the time we're
   done with the table division, only use slow trial division when
   the number is big enough to cause overflow issues in Pollard's
   rho, and jump out of trial division and into Pollard's rho as
   soon as the number is small enough.

4. Updates the Makefile to regenerate the prime table if it's not
   up-to-date.
2015-05-07 18:12:32 -04:00