Mersenne Factorization Factory
Thorsten Kleinjung, Joppe W. Bos, Arjen K. Lenstra · Lecture notes in computer science · 2014
We present work in progress to completely factor seventeen Mersenne numbers using a variant of the special number field sieve where sieving on the algebraic side is shared among the numbers. It is expected that it reduces the overall factoring effort by more than 50%. As far as we know this is the first practical application of Coppersmith’s “factorization factory” idea. Most factorizations used a new double-product approach that led to additional savings in the matrix step.