Factorising complex numbers

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4 years ago, when I learned about factorising and complex numbers, me and my friend worked on factorising complex numbers.



For example, $ 4+2i= 3-(-1)+2i = 3-i^2+2i = -(i^2-2i-3) = -(i-3)(i+1) $



The goal was to represent $a+bi$ with product of same form. where $a$ and $b$ are integer.



Another example is, $ 8+i= 8i^4+i=i(8i^3+1)=i(2i+1)(4i^2-2i+1)=i(2i+1)(-2i-3)=-i(2i+1)(2i+3) $



I showed my teacher, and she said it's useless.



Now I think of it, I don't know why I did this and it looks like same thing just in different form.



Is there any research already done on this or can there be any use of it?



Apparently,



$(n+2)+ni=-(i-(n+1))(i+1)$



$m^3+n^3i=-i(mi+n)(mni+(m^2-n^2))$







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    Yes, there's a lot of work done on this. Look up Gaussian Integers.
    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    Jul 26 at 14:07






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    And by no means is it useless!
    – Lubin
    Jul 26 at 14:11











  • There's research already done, but that does not mean there can't be any use of the work you do on this, when you've read up on the existing work.
    – Henrik
    Jul 26 at 14:13






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    I was thinking @Henrik, that knowing how to factor Gaussian integers is useful in what might look like other parts of mathematics.
    – Lubin
    Jul 26 at 14:15














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4 years ago, when I learned about factorising and complex numbers, me and my friend worked on factorising complex numbers.



For example, $ 4+2i= 3-(-1)+2i = 3-i^2+2i = -(i^2-2i-3) = -(i-3)(i+1) $



The goal was to represent $a+bi$ with product of same form. where $a$ and $b$ are integer.



Another example is, $ 8+i= 8i^4+i=i(8i^3+1)=i(2i+1)(4i^2-2i+1)=i(2i+1)(-2i-3)=-i(2i+1)(2i+3) $



I showed my teacher, and she said it's useless.



Now I think of it, I don't know why I did this and it looks like same thing just in different form.



Is there any research already done on this or can there be any use of it?



Apparently,



$(n+2)+ni=-(i-(n+1))(i+1)$



$m^3+n^3i=-i(mi+n)(mni+(m^2-n^2))$







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    Yes, there's a lot of work done on this. Look up Gaussian Integers.
    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    Jul 26 at 14:07






  • 5




    And by no means is it useless!
    – Lubin
    Jul 26 at 14:11











  • There's research already done, but that does not mean there can't be any use of the work you do on this, when you've read up on the existing work.
    – Henrik
    Jul 26 at 14:13






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    I was thinking @Henrik, that knowing how to factor Gaussian integers is useful in what might look like other parts of mathematics.
    – Lubin
    Jul 26 at 14:15












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4 years ago, when I learned about factorising and complex numbers, me and my friend worked on factorising complex numbers.



For example, $ 4+2i= 3-(-1)+2i = 3-i^2+2i = -(i^2-2i-3) = -(i-3)(i+1) $



The goal was to represent $a+bi$ with product of same form. where $a$ and $b$ are integer.



Another example is, $ 8+i= 8i^4+i=i(8i^3+1)=i(2i+1)(4i^2-2i+1)=i(2i+1)(-2i-3)=-i(2i+1)(2i+3) $



I showed my teacher, and she said it's useless.



Now I think of it, I don't know why I did this and it looks like same thing just in different form.



Is there any research already done on this or can there be any use of it?



Apparently,



$(n+2)+ni=-(i-(n+1))(i+1)$



$m^3+n^3i=-i(mi+n)(mni+(m^2-n^2))$







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4 years ago, when I learned about factorising and complex numbers, me and my friend worked on factorising complex numbers.



For example, $ 4+2i= 3-(-1)+2i = 3-i^2+2i = -(i^2-2i-3) = -(i-3)(i+1) $



The goal was to represent $a+bi$ with product of same form. where $a$ and $b$ are integer.



Another example is, $ 8+i= 8i^4+i=i(8i^3+1)=i(2i+1)(4i^2-2i+1)=i(2i+1)(-2i-3)=-i(2i+1)(2i+3) $



I showed my teacher, and she said it's useless.



Now I think of it, I don't know why I did this and it looks like same thing just in different form.



Is there any research already done on this or can there be any use of it?



Apparently,



$(n+2)+ni=-(i-(n+1))(i+1)$



$m^3+n^3i=-i(mi+n)(mni+(m^2-n^2))$









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    Yes, there's a lot of work done on this. Look up Gaussian Integers.
    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    Jul 26 at 14:07






  • 5




    And by no means is it useless!
    – Lubin
    Jul 26 at 14:11











  • There's research already done, but that does not mean there can't be any use of the work you do on this, when you've read up on the existing work.
    – Henrik
    Jul 26 at 14:13






  • 1




    I was thinking @Henrik, that knowing how to factor Gaussian integers is useful in what might look like other parts of mathematics.
    – Lubin
    Jul 26 at 14:15












  • 3




    Yes, there's a lot of work done on this. Look up Gaussian Integers.
    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    Jul 26 at 14:07






  • 5




    And by no means is it useless!
    – Lubin
    Jul 26 at 14:11











  • There's research already done, but that does not mean there can't be any use of the work you do on this, when you've read up on the existing work.
    – Henrik
    Jul 26 at 14:13






  • 1




    I was thinking @Henrik, that knowing how to factor Gaussian integers is useful in what might look like other parts of mathematics.
    – Lubin
    Jul 26 at 14:15







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Yes, there's a lot of work done on this. Look up Gaussian Integers.
– Lord Shark the Unknown
Jul 26 at 14:07




Yes, there's a lot of work done on this. Look up Gaussian Integers.
– Lord Shark the Unknown
Jul 26 at 14:07




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5




And by no means is it useless!
– Lubin
Jul 26 at 14:11





And by no means is it useless!
– Lubin
Jul 26 at 14:11













There's research already done, but that does not mean there can't be any use of the work you do on this, when you've read up on the existing work.
– Henrik
Jul 26 at 14:13




There's research already done, but that does not mean there can't be any use of the work you do on this, when you've read up on the existing work.
– Henrik
Jul 26 at 14:13




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1




I was thinking @Henrik, that knowing how to factor Gaussian integers is useful in what might look like other parts of mathematics.
– Lubin
Jul 26 at 14:15




I was thinking @Henrik, that knowing how to factor Gaussian integers is useful in what might look like other parts of mathematics.
– Lubin
Jul 26 at 14:15










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