Brian - To begin, I have no interest in copyright. I subscribe to the copyleft (all rights reversed) philosophy. I simply would like to be pointed to a reference to such an algorithm. Yes, it seems obvious. But where is it stated or demonstrated?
I think your explanation falls short. What about the composite 12? Does it just have 2 and 3 as factors, or does it have two factors of 2 and a factor of 3 by your explanation? My algorithm not only finds the primitive factors, but their powers as well. And the algorithm does not require any division or modular arithmetic, only loops and increments. I did not enter this forum to start a philosophical discussion, or to tout myself as an inventor of something new. I only seek knowledge. Where is the algorithm referenced? Maybe Eratosthenes knew of it for all I know. But I have never seen it. As far as telling you what the algorithm is, I would be happy to. But my implementation of the algorithm is in crude FORTRAN which I doubt anyone wants to decipher. Rather than me trying to state the algorithm in precise mathematical terms, just point me to a reference. Then there is no need in me wasting my time in trying to write it up. If the whole thing is elementary, then that's ok with me. Just show me where it is. - rlindley _______________________________________________ Prime mailing list [email protected] http://hogranch.com/mailman/listinfo/prime
