Factoring: A method of financing accounts receivable. A firm sells its accounts to a financial institution, which serves as the factor. The receivables are then sold. If accounts prove uncollectible, ...

“The work opens a new avenue to factor numbers, but we do not yet know about its power,” Rosales told Phys.org. “It is very striking to find a completely new way to factor that comes directly from ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The continued fraction method for factoring integers, which was introduced by D. H. Lehmer and R. E. Powers, is discussed along with its ...