Aurifeuillean factorization

In number theory, an aurifeuillean factorization, named after Léon-François-Antoine Aurifeuille, is factorization of certain integer values of the cyclotomic polynomials.[1] Because cyclotomic polynomials are irreducible polynomials over the integers, such a factorization cannot come from an algebraic factorization of the polynomial. Nevertheless, certain families of integers coming from cyclotomic polynomials have factorizations given by formulas applying to the whole family, as in the examples below.

Examples

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  • Numbers of the form   have the following factorization (Sophie Germain's identity):   Setting   and  , one obtains the following aurifeuillean factorization of  , where   is the fourth cyclotomic polynomial:[2]  
  • Numbers of the form   have the following factorization, where the first factor ( ) is the algebraic factorization of sum of two cubes:   Setting   and  , one obtains the following factorization of  :[2]   Here, the first of the three terms in the factorization is   and the remaining two terms provide an aurifeuillean factorization of  , where  .
  • Numbers of the form   or their factors  , where   with square-free  , have aurifeuillean factorization if and only if one of the following conditions holds:
    •   and  
    •   and  
Thus, when   with square-free  , and   is congruent to   modulo  , then if   is congruent to 1 mod 4,   have aurifeuillean factorization, otherwise,   have aurifeuillean factorization.
  • When the number is of a particular form (the exact expression varies with the base), aurifeuillean factorization may be used, which gives a product of two or three numbers. The following equations give aurifeuillean factors for the Cunningham project bases as a product of F, L and M:[3]
If we let L = CD, M = C + D, the aurifeuillean factorizations for bn ± 1 of the form F * (CD) * (C + D) = F * L * M with the bases 2 ≤ b ≤ 24 (perfect powers excluded, since a power of bn is also a power of b) are:
(for the coefficients of the polynomials for all square-free bases up to 199 and up to 998, see [4][5][6])
b Number (CD) * (C + D) = L * M F C D
2 24k + 2 + 1   1 22k + 1 + 1 2k + 1
3 36k + 3 + 1   32k + 1 + 1 32k + 1 + 1 3k + 1
5 510k + 5 - 1   52k + 1 - 1 54k + 2 + 3(52k + 1) + 1 53k + 2 + 5k + 1
6 612k + 6 + 1   64k + 2 + 1 64k + 2 + 3(62k + 1) + 1 63k + 2 + 6k + 1
7 714k + 7 + 1   72k + 1 + 1 76k + 3 + 3(74k + 2) + 3(72k + 1) + 1 75k + 3 + 73k + 2 + 7k + 1
10 1020k + 10 + 1   104k + 2 + 1 108k + 4 + 5(106k + 3) + 7(104k + 2)
+ 5(102k + 1) + 1
107k + 4 + 2(105k + 3) + 2(103k + 2)
+ 10k + 1
11 1122k + 11 + 1   112k + 1 + 1 1110k + 5 + 5(118k + 4) - 116k + 3
- 114k + 2 + 5(112k + 1) + 1
119k + 5 + 117k + 4 - 115k + 3
+ 113k + 2 + 11k + 1
12 126k + 3 + 1   122k + 1 + 1 122k + 1 + 1 6(12k)
13 1326k + 13 - 1   132k + 1 - 1 1312k + 6 + 7(1310k + 5) + 15(138k + 4)
+ 19(136k + 3) + 15(134k + 2) + 7(132k + 1) + 1
1311k + 6 + 3(139k + 5) + 5(137k + 4)
+ 5(135k + 3) + 3(133k + 2) + 13k + 1
14 1428k + 14 + 1   144k + 2 + 1 1412k + 6 + 7(1410k + 5) + 3(148k + 4)
- 7(146k + 3) + 3(144k + 2) + 7(142k + 1) + 1
1411k + 6 + 2(149k + 5) - 147k + 4
- 145k + 3 + 2(143k + 2) + 14k + 1
15 1530k + 15 + 1   1514k + 7 - 1512k + 6 + 1510k + 5
+ 154k + 2 - 152k + 1 + 1
158k + 4 + 8(156k + 3) + 13(154k + 2)
+ 8(152k + 1) + 1
157k + 4 + 3(155k + 3) + 3(153k + 2)
+ 15k + 1
17 1734k + 17 - 1   172k + 1 - 1 1716k + 8 + 9(1714k + 7) + 11(1712k + 6)
- 5(1710k + 5) - 15(178k + 4) - 5(176k + 3)
+ 11(174k + 2) + 9(172k + 1) + 1
1715k + 8 + 3(1713k + 7) + 1711k + 6
- 3(179k + 5) - 3(177k + 4) + 175k + 3
+ 3(173k + 2) + 17k + 1
18 184k + 2 + 1   1 182k + 1 + 1 6(18k)
19 1938k + 19 + 1   192k + 1 + 1 1918k + 9 + 9(1916k + 8) + 17(1914k + 7)
+ 27(1912k + 6) + 31(1910k + 5) + 31(198k + 4)
+ 27(196k + 3) + 17(194k + 2) + 9(192k + 1) + 1
1917k + 9 + 3(1915k + 8) + 5(1913k + 7)
+ 7(1911k + 6) + 7(199k + 5) + 7(197k + 4)
+ 5(195k + 3) + 3(193k + 2) + 19k + 1
20 2010k + 5 - 1   202k + 1 - 1 204k + 2 + 3(202k + 1) + 1 10(203k + 1) + 10(20k)
21 2142k + 21 - 1   2118k + 9 + 2116k + 8 + 2114k + 7
- 214k + 2 - 212k + 1 - 1
2112k + 6 + 10(2110k + 5) + 13(218k + 4)
+ 7(216k + 3) + 13(214k + 2) + 10(212k + 1) + 1
2111k + 6 + 3(219k + 5) + 2(217k + 4)
+ 2(215k + 3) + 3(213k + 2) + 21k + 1
22 2244k + 22 + 1   224k + 2 + 1 2220k + 10 + 11(2218k + 9) + 27(2216k + 8)
+ 33(2214k + 7) + 21(2212k + 6) + 11(2210k + 5)
+ 21(228k + 4) + 33(226k + 3) + 27(224k + 2)
+ 11(222k + 1) + 1
2219k + 10 + 4(2217k + 9) + 7(2215k + 8)
+ 6(2213k + 7) + 3(2211k + 6) + 3(229k + 5)
+ 6(227k + 4) + 7(225k + 3) + 4(223k + 2)
+ 22k + 1
23 2346k + 23 + 1   232k + 1 + 1 2322k + 11 + 11(2320k + 10) + 9(2318k + 9)
- 19(2316k + 8) - 15(2314k + 7) + 25(2312k + 6)
+ 25(2310k + 5) - 15(238k + 4) - 19(236k + 3)
+ 9(234k + 2) + 11(232k + 1) + 1
2321k + 11 + 3(2319k + 10) - 2317k + 9
- 5(2315k + 8) + 2313k + 7 + 7(2311k + 6)
+ 239k + 5 - 5(237k + 4) - 235k + 3
+ 3(233k + 2) + 23k + 1
24 2412k + 6 + 1   244k + 2 + 1 244k + 2 + 3(242k + 1) + 1 12(243k + 1) + 12(24k)
  • Lucas numbers   have the following aurifeuillean factorization:[7]
 
where   is the  th Lucas number, and   is the  th Fibonacci number.

History

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In 1869, before the discovery of aurifeuillean factorizations, Landry [fr; es; de], through a tremendous manual effort,[8][9] obtained the following factorization into primes:

 

Three years later, in 1871, Aurifeuille discovered the nature of this factorization; the number   for  , with the formula from the previous section, factors as:[2][8]

 

Of course, Landry's full factorization follows from this (taking out the obvious factor of 5). The general form of the factorization was later discovered by Lucas.[2]

536903681 is an example of a Gaussian Mersenne norm.[9]

References

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  1. ^ A. Granville, P. Pleasants (2006). "Aurifeuillian factorization" (PDF). Math. Comp. 75 (253): 497–508. doi:10.1090/S0025-5718-05-01766-7.
  2. ^ a b c d Weisstein, Eric W. "Aurifeuillean Factorization". MathWorld.
  3. ^ "Main Cunningham Tables". At the end of tables 2LM, 3+, 5-, 6+, 7+, 10+, 11+ and 12+ are formulae detailing the aurifeuillean factorizations.
  4. ^ List of aurifeuillean factorization of cyclotomic numbers (square-free bases up to 199)
  5. ^ Coefficients of Lucas C,D polynomials for all square-free bases up to 199
  6. ^ Coefficients of Lucas C,D polynomials for all square-free bases up to 998
  7. ^ Lucas Aurifeuilliean primitive part
  8. ^ a b Integer Arithmetic, Number Theory – Aurifeuillean Factorizations, Numericana
  9. ^ a b Gaussian Mersenne, the Prime Pages glossary
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