factor(1)

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

SYNOPSIS
factor [-h|--exponents] [--help] [-V|--version] [NUMBER]

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

OPTIONS

-h, --exponents
    Print factors in the form p^e

--help
    Print help information.

-V, --version
    Print version

[NUMBER]

EXTRA
## Examples Display the prime-factorization of a number: factor {{number}} Take the input from `stdin` if no argument is specified: echo {{number}} | factor > The examples are provided by the [tldr-pages project](https://tldr.sh) under the [CC BY 4.0 License](https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/blob/main/LICENSE.md). > > Please note that, as uutils is a work in progress, some examples might fail.

VERSION
v(uutils coreutils) 0.7.0