Carl Pomerance

Carl Pomerance (born 1944, Joplin, Missouri) is a mathematician. Most of his work has been in number theory. He helped find the quadratic sieve which is a way to factor big numbers very fast. He teaches at Dartmouth College. He has Erdős number 1. 

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Category:1944 births
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Category:Scientists from Missouri
Category:People from Joplin, Missouri
Category:American number theorists