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Update factorization.md [Update Powersmooth Definition]
The definition of powersmooth was a bit confusing so I added a formal definition inspired by a number theory book.
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## Pollard's $p - 1$ method { data-toc-label="Pollard's <script type='math/tex'>p - 1</script> method" }
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It is very likely that at least one factor of a number is $B$**-powersmooth** for small $B$.
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$B$-powersmooth means that every prime power $d^k$ that divides $p-1$ is at most $B$.
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$B$-powersmooth means that every prime power $d^k$ that divides $p-1$ is at most $B$. Formally, let $\mathrm{B} \geqslant 1$ and $n \geqslant 1$ with prime factorization $n = \prod {p_i}^{e_i},$ then $n$ is $\mathrm{B}$-powersmooth if, for all $i,$ ${p_i}^{e_i} \leqslant \mathrm{B}$.
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E.g. the prime factorization of $4817191$ is $1303 \cdot 3697$.
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And the factors are $31$-powersmooth and $16$-powersmooth respectably, because $1303 - 1 = 2 \cdot 3 \cdot 7 \cdot 31$ and $3697 - 1 = 2^4 \cdot 3 \cdot 7 \cdot 11$.
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In 1974 John Pollard invented a method to extracts $B$-powersmooth factors from a composite number.

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