Factorization of permutations ============================= We consider the problem of factoring a permutation as product of special types of permutations. Here are some smaple questions. 1) How to factor a permutation in S_n as the product of the long cycle (1,2,...,n) and the transposition (1,2). 2) Fix m in {2,..., n}. How to factor a permutation in S_n as the product of transpositions (i,j) with |i-j| < m. 3) How to factor a permutation in S_n as the product of transpositions: (1,2), (2,3), ..., (n-1,n), (n,1). 4) How to factor a permutation in S_N with N = 2^n using the transposition corresponding to controlled qubits.