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Implementing the AKS primality test

asked 2018-11-14 10:50:59 +0200

Jsevillamol gravatar image

updated 2018-11-14 13:50:10 +0200

I am implementing the infamous AKS deterministic primality test using SageMath.

My code is as follows:

# AKS Primality Test
def fast_exponentation(a, n):
    """
    Computes a^n fast
    """
    ans = 1
    while n:
        if n & 1 : ans = ans * a
        a = a * a
        n >>= 1
    return ans

# Determines whether n is a power a ^ b, b > 1
def is_perfect_power(n):
    lgn = 1 + ( len( bin ( abs ( n ) ) ) - 2)
    for b in range(2,lgn):
        # we use binary search to check if n root b is an integer
        lowa = 0
        higha = n
        while lowa < higha - 1:
            mida = (lowa + higha) // 2
            ab = fast_exponentation(mida,b)
            if   ab > n: higha = mida
            elif ab < n: lowa  = mida
            else:        return True # mida ^ b
    return False

def AKS_primality_test(n):
    if n == 1: return None
    if n == 2: return True

    # if n is of the form a^b for a > 1 and b > 1 return False
    if is_perfect_power(n): return False
    print("Passed perfect power test")
    # find the smallest integer r such that
    #     a. gcd(n,r) > 1 or
    #     b. [n]_r has multiplicative order > 4 log2(n)^2
    for r in xrange(2,n):
        # if r shares a non trivial factor with n, n is composite
        if gcd(r,n) > 1: return False
        # compute the multiplicative order of n in Z mod r
        ord_r = mod(n,r).multiplicative_order()
        if ord_r > 4*log(n,2)^2: break

    print("min r found! r={}".format(r))

    if r == n: return True

    # We get the ring where we will check for primality
    ZnX = IntegerModRing(n)[x]
    ZnX_div_f = ZnX.quo(x^r-1)

    for j in range(1, 2*log(n,2)*sqrt(r)+2):
        if ZnX_div_f((x+j)^n) != ZnX_div_f(x^n+j): 
            print("The freshman dream test failed for j={}".format(j))
            return False

    print("Passed final test")

    return True

print("271 is prime = " + str(AKS_primality_test(271)))

For the implementation I am following the scheme in page 550 of A Computational Introduction to Number Theory and Algebra, by Victor Shoup (available online in his webpage).

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However, the code above, which should test whether 271 is prime, gives us the following output:

Passed perfect power test
min r found! r=269
The freshman dream test failed for j=1
271 is prime = False

This is wrong - 271 is in fact prime. So I assume I am misunderstanding how to use quotient rings in SageMath.

Why does the equality test fail?

EDIT: as pointed out by @rburing, the line if ZnX_div_f((x+j)^n) != ZnX_div_f(x+j^n): should read if ZnX_div_f((x+j)^n) != ZnX_div_f(x^n+j): I have edited the code above to reflect this, but the behavior of the program is the same nonetheless.

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answered 2018-11-14 13:32:34 +0200

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updated 2018-11-14 14:11:56 +0200

You have a typo in your inner if-statement: x + j^n instead of x^n + j, so it always fails for degree reasons.

You probably also want to avoid using the symbolic x and instead give the generator of your polynomial ring a proper name such as x, and name the image in the quotient something like xbar:

# We get the ring where we will check for primality
ZnX.<x> = IntegerModRing(n)[]
ZnX_mod_f.<xbar> = ZnX.quo(x^r-1)

for j in range(1, 2*log(n,2)*sqrt(r)+2):
    if (xbar+j)^n != xbar^n+j: 
        print("The freshman dream test failed for j={}".format(j))
        return False
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Good catch, thank you! Unfortunately, I get the same behavior after correcting the typo

Jsevillamol gravatar imageJsevillamol ( 2018-11-14 13:48:13 +0200 )edit

Your updated code already worked on my machine, but I added another suggestion.

rburing gravatar imagerburing ( 2018-11-14 14:12:43 +0200 )edit

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