John L. Selfridge
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John L. Selfridge was an American mathematician known for his contributions to number theory and computational mathematics, particularly in primality testing and factorization.
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| John L. Selfridge canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
American mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
20th-century mathematics
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computational number theory community ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Selfridge ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computational number theory
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integer factorization ⓘ mathematics ⓘ number theory ⓘ primality testing ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
applied mathematics
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pure mathematics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to computational mathematics
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research in number theory ⓘ work on factorization methods ⓘ work on primality testing algorithms ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Selfridge–Conway primality test
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Selfridge’s contribution to the Lucas–Selfridge test ⓘ Selfridge–Conway primality test ⓘ
surface form:
Selfridge’s test for primality
Selfridge’s work on pseudoprimes ⓘ |
| occupation | mathematician ⓘ |
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