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= Pocklington's algorithm
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Pocklington's algorithm is a method used to test the primality of large integers. It was developed by the mathematician Henry Pocklington in 1914 and is particularly effective for numbers that can be represented in a specific form. The algorithm is based on the properties of prime numbers and relies on certain mathematical theorems related to divisibility and modular arithmetic.