NAME

factor - factor numbers

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

AUTHOR

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

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COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2025 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.