Prime Numbers and Computer Methods for Factorization

Here is an outstanding technical monograph on recursive number theory and its numerous automated techniques. It successfully passes a critical milestone not allowed to many books, viz., a second edition... All in all, this handy volume continues to be an attractive combination of number-theoretic precision, practicality, and theory with a rich blend of computer science. -Zentralblatt MATH The book...is an enthusiastic introduction to some of the ideas concerned with primes and factorization. It should be of interest to anyone who would like to learn about the use of computers in number theory. -Mathematical Reviews

• Preface.- The Number of Primes Below a Given Limit.- The Primes Viewed at Large.- Subtleties in the Distribution of Primes.- The Recognition of Primes.- Classical Methods of Factorization.- Modern Factorization Methods.- Prime Numbers and Cryptography.- Appendix 1. Basic Concepts in Higher Algebra.- Appendix 2. Basic concepts in Higher Arithmetic.- Appendix 3. Quadratic Residues.- Appendix 4. The Arithmetic of Quadratic Fields.- Appendix 5. Higher Algebraic Number Fields.- Appendix 6. Algebraic Factors.- Appendix 7. Elliptic Curves.- Appendix 8. Continued Fractions.- Appendix 9. Multiple-Precision Arithmetic.- Appendix 10. Fast Multiplication of Large Integers.- Appendix 11. The Stieltjes Integral.- Tables.- List of Textbooks.- Index.​