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On a problem of Frobenius in three numbers

Discrete Mathematics 2009-05-25 v2

Abstract

For three positive integers ai, aj, ak pairwise coprime, we present an algorithm that find the least multiple of ai that is a positive linear combination of aj, ak. The average running time of this algorithm is O(1). Using this algorithm and the chinese remainder theorem leads to a direct computation of the Frobenius number f(a1, a2, a3).

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@article{arxiv.0902.0084,
  title  = {On a problem of Frobenius in three numbers},
  author = {Abdelwaheb Miled},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0902.0084},
  year   = {2009}
}

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