Modifications to the Number Field Sieve

The Number Field Sieve, due to Lenstra et al. [LLMP] and Buhler et al. [BLP], is a new routine for factoring integers. We present here a modification of that sieve. We use the fact that certain smoothness computations can be reused, and thereby reduce the asymptotic running time of the Number Field Sieve. We also give a way to precompute tables which will be useful for factoring any integers in a large range. © 1993 International Association for Cryptologic Research.