Demonstration of Shor’s factoring algorithm for N $$=$$ = 21 on IBM quantum processors

Abstract We report a proof-of-concept demonstration of a quantum order-finding algorithm for factoring the integer 21. Our demonstration involves the use of a compiled version of the quantum phase estimation routine, and builds upon a previous demonstration. We go beyond this work by using a configu...

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Main Authors: Unathi Skosana, Mark Tame
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95973-w