halleckdef.c:

/* We need standard IO */
#include <stdio.h>

/* We need an integer square root */
#include "isqrt.cisqrt.c

/* factor a number by Halleck's method.                 */
/*  This version is straight from the defining relation */
/* Generating relation N = p*q = ss+r = (s-a)*(s+b)     */
/*  Dn wrt a = -(s+b)                                   */
/*  dn wrt b =   s-a                                    */
main () {
  long n, p, q, a, b, s, t;

  printf ("Factor a positive number by Halleck's method\n");
  printf ("N = \n"); scanf ("%ld", &n);
  printf ("Factoring %ld\n", n);
  if (n<1) { printf ("N must be greater than zero\n"); return 1;}

  s = isqrt(n);
  a = 0; b = 0; t = (s-a)*(s+b) - n;

  while (t!=0) if (t<0) { t += s-a; b++; }
               else     { t -= s+b; a++; }

  p = s-a; q = s+b;
  printf ("%ld*%ld=%ld\n",p,q,n);
}

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