Project Overview

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Project Summary
NFS@Home is a research project that uses Internet-connected computers to do the lattice sieving step in the Number Field Sieve factorization of large integers. As a young school student, you gained your first experience at breaking an integer into prime factors, such as 15 = 3 * 5 or 35 = 5 * 7. NFS@Home is a continuation of that experience, only with integers that are hundreds of digits long. Most recent large factorizations have been done primarily by large clusters at universities. With NFS@Home you can participate in state-of-the-art factorizations simply by downloading and running a free program on your computer.

Applications
The following platforms are supported:

Microsoft Windows (98 or later) running on an Intel x86-compatible CPU
Microsoft Windows running on an AMD x86_64 or Intel EM64T CPU
Linux running on an Intel x86-compatible CPU
Linux running on an AMD x86_64 or Intel EM64T CPU
Mac OS 10.4 or later running on Intel
Intel 64-bit Mac OS 10.5 or later
FreeBSD on Intel-compatible 64-bit

Connecting to NFS@Home
The projects Home Page is located at: https://escatter11.fullerton.edu/nfs/
NFS@Home is listed as a project in BOINC and the various BOINC Account Managers for direct connection.
Following your registration don't forget to join BOINC@Australia Team by following the directions on the Home Page.

Statistics
View or Team Members List and their current score: HERE
View BOINStats detailed stats for our NFS@Home Team: HERE