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NAME
factor - smallest prime factor not exceeding specified limit
SYNOPSIS
factor(n [, limit [, err]])
TYPES
n integer
limit integer with abs(limit) < 2^32, defaults to 2^32 - 1
err integer
return positive integer, -1 or err
DESCRIPTION
If n >= 0 and n has a prime factor less than or equal to limit,
factor(n, limit) returns the smallest such factor. If n >= 0
and the smallest prime factor of n exceeds limit, 1 is returned.
In particular, if n >= 0 and limit <= 1, factor(n, limit)
always returns 1; factor(n,2) returns 2 if and only if n is even.
If n < 0, -1 is returned.
If abs(limit) >= 2^32, factor(n, limit) causes an error,
factor(n, limit, err) returns the value of err.
EXAMPLE
> print factor(35,4), factor(35,5), factor(35), factor(-35)
1 5 5 -1
> print factor(2^32 + 1), factor(2^47 - 1), factor(2^59 - 1)
641 2351 179951
LIMITS
none
LINK LIBRARY
FLAG zfactor(ZVALUE n, ZVALUE limit, ZVALUE *res)
SEE ALSO
lfactor
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