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gcdLLL -- compute the gcd of integers, and small multipliers

Synopsis

Description

This function is provided by the package LLLBases.

The first n-1 columns of the matrix z form a basis of the kernel of the n integers of the list s, and the dot product of the last column of z and s is the gcd g.

The method used is described in the paper:

Havas, Majewski, Matthews, Extended GCD and Hermite Normal Form Algorithms via Lattice Basis Reduction, Experimental Mathematics 7:2 p. 125 (1998).

For an example,

i1 : s = apply(5,i->372*(random 1000000))

o1 = {148635948, 52522680, 98219160, 128173344, 192507024}

o1 : List
i2 : (g,z) = gcdLLL s

o2 = (372, | -2 -10 -8  34  -5 |)
           | -8 26  15  -7  14 |
           | -9 -19 25  -2  4  |
           | 17 14  5   -14 0  |
           | -3 1   -14 -14 -2 |

o2 : Sequence
i3 : matrix{s} * z

o3 = | 0 0 0 0 372 |

              1        5
o3 : Matrix ZZ  <--- ZZ

See also

Ways to use gcdLLL :