| hermann on Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:26:00 +0100 |
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| Why does factorint() take 128ms for 1853 decimal digit prime, while isprime() takes 16:45min/2min cpu/real time? |
Why does isprime(R) take so much longer than factorint(R), which identifies R as squarefree and having single prime factor, which means R is prime?
hermann@7950x:~$ gp -q 3710.gp ? # timer = 1 (on) ? F=factorint(R); cpu time = 128 ms, real time = 128 ms. ? #digits(R) 1853 ? isprime(R) cpu time = 16min, 44,590 ms, real time = 1min, 59,408 ms. 1 ? #F~[,1] 1 ? #F[1,2] 1 ? F[1,1]==R 1 ? isprime(Q) cpu time = 79 ms, real time = 79 ms. 1 ? isprime(P) cpu time = 79 ms, real time = 79 ms. 1 ? kronecker(5,N) -1 ? N==P*Q*R 1 ? lift(Mod(5,N)^(N-1)) cpu time = 223 ms, real time = 223 ms. 1 ? Regards, Hermann.