--- title: Prime factorisation algorithm date: "2002-11-10T12:00:00Z" categories: - links wp_id: 1056 description: I've shared an update on the groundbreaking prime factorization algorithm developed at IIT Kanpur. The linked Science News report explores the discovery's impact on computational number theory and its significance for modern cryptographic security. keywords: [prime factorization, iit kanpur, number theory, cryptography, algorithms, computational complexity] --- An [update on the IIT-K prime factorisation algorithm](http://www.sciencenews.org/20021026/bob9.asp). via Matthai Markose