FACTOR(1) General Commands Manual FACTOR(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

factor - Print the prime factors of the given NUMBER(s). If none are specified, read from standard input.

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**factor** \[OPTION]... \[NUMBER]...

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Print the prime factors of the given NUMBER(s). If none are specified, read from standard input.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

[**-h**, **--exponents**](#h)

Print factors in the form p^e

[**--help**](#help)

Print help information.

[**-V**, **--version**](#V)

Print version

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# [VERSION](#VERSION)

v(uutils coreutils) 0.12.0

2026-09-30

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Document: factor(1) from uutils 0.12.0-r1 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/uutils/coreutils