LinuxCommandLibrary

factor

factor numbers

TLDR

Display the prime-factorization of a number

$ factor [number]
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Take the input from stdin if no argument is specified
$ echo [number] | factor
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SYNOPSIS

factor [OPTION] [NUMBER]...

DESCRIPTION

Print the prime factors of each specified integer NUMBER. If none are specified on the command line, read them from standard input.

-h, --exponents

print repeated factors in form p^e unless e is 1

--help

display this help and exit

--version

output version information and exit

REPORTING BUGS

GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
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COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/factor> or available locally via: info '(coreutils) factor invocation'

AUTHOR

Written by Paul Rubin, Torbjorn Granlund, and Niels Moller.

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