A Deterministic Algorithm for Factorizing Polynomials over Extensions GF(p m ) of GF(p), p a Small Prime

Abstract A deterministic algorithm to factorize polynomials in GF(pm )[X] into irreducible factors over GF(pm ) (p prime, m>1) is proposed. The main idea is the use of two trace functions to define a new set of factorizing polynomials. The method appears efficient when p is a small prime; the degree m of extension may be large.