OpenAI reports exact quantum factoring with fixed finite gates

A polynomial-time uniform family of quantum circuits over one fixed finite bounded-arity gate set outputs the complete prime factorization of every integer N≥2 with probability exactly one, using polynomially many gates and qubits in the input bit length.

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A polynomial-time uniform family of quantum circuits over one fixed finite bounded-arity gate set outputs the complete prime factorization of every integer N≥2 with probability exactly one, using polynomially many gates and qubits in the input bit length.

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If correct, upgrades quantum factoring to an exact polynomial-time circuit family under a fixed finite gate set.

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Can fixed-gate polynomial quantum circuits factor every integer with certainty?

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