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/usr/bin/factor

Cross-platform Rust rewrite of the GNU coreutils.

From uutils 0.12.0-r6 (os), captured 2026-11-07 by running factor --help (exit 0). permalink

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

Usage: factor [OPTION]... [NUMBER]...

Arguments:
  [NUMBER]...

Options:
  -h, --exponents  Print factors in the form p^e
      --help       Print help information.
  -V, --version    Print version
Options (3)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, --exponentsPrint factors in the form p^ehelp + man
--helpPrint help information.help + man
-V, --versionPrint versionhelp + man

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.