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factor

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factor numbers

User commands3 optionscoreutils 9.7-3
factor [OPTION] [NUMBER]...

Options

3
-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

DESCRIPTION

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

print repeated factors in form p^e unless e is 1
display this help and exit
output version information and exit

AUTHOR

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

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SEE ALSO

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

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