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.

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

• (2024), "NSF@Home," https://sciencegateways.org/resources/nsfhome.

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1. algorithm
2. BOINC
3. clusters
4. factorization
5. integer
6. number theory
7. prime
8. RSA