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Rational Base Descent: A Deterministic Algorithm for Factoring Structured Semiprimes

Sam Blake
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We present a special-purpose algorithm for factoring semiprimes $N = pq$ in which one prime factor satisfies $p \approx c\,(a/b)^n$ for positive integers $a, b, c, n$ with $a > b$ and $\gcd(a,b) = 1$. Given the correct parameters $(a, b)$, the algorithm isolates a factor in ${O}(\log^3 N)$ time when $a/b$ is bounded away from $1$, and the cofactor $q$ is unconstrained beyond a mild size bound. We describe a search strategy over $(a, b)$ using primitivity filters, give a complexity analysis showing that the method poses no threat to balanced RSA semiprimes, and provide a gmpy2-based Python implementation.

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Sam Blake. 2026-05-09. Rational Base Descent: A Deterministic Algorithm for Factoring Structured Semiprimes. https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.08846

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