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Main Author: Hen, Itay
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.09837
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contents We present a family of planted-solution benchmark instances for satisfiability (SAT) solvers and Ising optimization derived from integer factorization. Given two primes $p$ and $q$, the construction encodes the arithmetic constraints of $N = p \times q$ as a conjunctive normal form (CNF) formula whose satisfying assignments correspond to valid factorizations of~$N$. The known pair $(p,q)$ serves as a built-in ground truth, enabling unambiguous verification of solver output. We show that for two $d$-bit primes the total number of carry contractions is on the order of $d^4$. Empirical benchmarks with SAT solvers show that median runtime grows exponentially in the bit-length of the factors over the range tested. The construction provides a scalable, structured, and verifiable benchmark family controlled by a single parameter, accompanied by open-source generation software.
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spellingShingle Planted-solution SAT and Ising benchmarks from integer factorization
Hen, Itay
Quantum Physics
Logic in Computer Science
We present a family of planted-solution benchmark instances for satisfiability (SAT) solvers and Ising optimization derived from integer factorization. Given two primes $p$ and $q$, the construction encodes the arithmetic constraints of $N = p \times q$ as a conjunctive normal form (CNF) formula whose satisfying assignments correspond to valid factorizations of~$N$. The known pair $(p,q)$ serves as a built-in ground truth, enabling unambiguous verification of solver output. We show that for two $d$-bit primes the total number of carry contractions is on the order of $d^4$. Empirical benchmarks with SAT solvers show that median runtime grows exponentially in the bit-length of the factors over the range tested. The construction provides a scalable, structured, and verifiable benchmark family controlled by a single parameter, accompanied by open-source generation software.
title Planted-solution SAT and Ising benchmarks from integer factorization
topic Quantum Physics
Logic in Computer Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.09837