👉 In number theory, a "pollard" is an algorithm used to find factors of large numbers. The term "pollard" refers to the fact that it can be used for finding factors of large numbers, but also for other purposes such as determining if two numbers are prime or composite. The concept of a pollard algorithm was introduced by John Pollard in 1965 and is widely used in cryptography and number theory. The algorithm involves using a series of small random numbers to generate