John Pollard (mathematician)

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John Pollard is a British mathematician who has invented algorithms for the factorization of large numbers, and for the calculation of discrete logarithms.

His factoring algorithms include Pollard's rho algorithm, Pollard's p-1 algorithm and the first version of the special number field sieve, which has since been improved by others.

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