FACTOR(1) User Commands FACTOR(1)
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.
REPORTING BUGS
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SEE ALSO
Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/factor>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) factor invocation'
Packaged by Debian (9.7-3)
Copyright © 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/li-
censes/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
GNU coreutils 9.7 June 2025 FACTOR(1)
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