Prime Numbers and Computer Methods for Factorization

In this book the author treats four fundamental and apparently simple problems. They are: the number of primes below a given limit, the ap­ proximate number of primes, the recognition of prime numbers and the factorization of large numbers. A chapter on the details of the distribution of the primes is included as well as a short description of a recent applica­ tion of prime numbers, the so-called...