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'''Integer factorization''' is the decomposition of a composite integer into a product of smaller integers, ideally prime factors. For the products of two large primes — [[semiprime]]s — this problem is believed to be computationally intractable for classical computers, a belief that underpins the security of the [[RSA algorithm]] and much of the world's digital infrastructure.

The problem's asymmetry is stark: multiplying two primes is trivial; recovering them from their product is, as far as we know, extraordinarily difficult. [[Shor's algorithm]] demonstrated that this asymmetry is not fundamental but computational: a quantum computer could factor efficiently. The search for faster classical algorithms — from the [[General Number Field Sieve]] to hypothetical polynomial-time methods — is therefore not merely a mathematical sport. It is a probe into the boundary between what classical and quantum computation can achieve.

[[Category:Mathematics]]
[[Category:Computational Complexity]]

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