/* * Program to factor numbers using brute force. */ #include #include #include "miracl.h" #define LIMIT 15000 int main() { /* find factors by brute force division */ int n,p; #ifdef MR_NOFULLWIDTH miracl *mip=mirsys(50,MAXBASE); #else miracl *mip=mirsys(50,0); #endif char stack_mem[mr_big_reserve(2,50)]; // 2 bigs, 4 bytes per big... big x,y; memset(stack_mem,0,mr_big_reserve(2,50)); x=mirvar_mem(stack_mem,0); y=mirvar_mem(stack_mem,1); /* This is an example of allocating bigs x and y from the stack rather than from the heap. The "50" should be the same as that used in the prior call to mirsys(.), and MUST be a constant. There is never a need to explicitly delete bigs allocated from the stack, via a call to mirkill(). Therefore do not use for sensitive data as these bigs are not erased, unless you do it yourself via a call to zero(.) Allocation from the stack is not particularly recommended, but could be faster if bigs are not too big, and are required as temporary variables in an often called subroutine. Allocating from the stack also avoids the possibility of memory leaks. NOTE: A big allocated from the stack has a random initial value */ gprime(LIMIT); printf("input number to be factored\n"); cinnum(x,stdin); if (isprime(x)) { printf("this number is prime!\n"); return 0; } n=0; p=mip->PRIMES[0]; printf("factors are \n"); forever { /* try division by each prime in turn */ if (subdiv(x,p,y)==0) { /* factor found */ copy(y,x); printf("prime factor "); printf("%d\n",p); if (size(x)==1) return 0; continue; } if (size(y)<=p) { /* must be prime */ printf("prime factor "); cotnum(x,stdout); return 0; } p=mip->PRIMES[++n]; if (p==0) break; } if (isprime(x)) printf("prime factor "); else printf("composite factor "); cotnum(x,stdout); return 0; }