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7.1.4  Decomposition into prime factors

The ifactor command factors an integer into its prime factors. (Note that a prime factor of a Gaussian integer is only determined up to a factor of ±1 or ±i.)

Examples

ifactor(90)
     
5· 2· 32           
ifactor(-90)
     
−5· 2· 32           
ifactor(14+23*i)
     
i 
2−i
2 
5+2 i
          
ifactor([36,52])
     

22· 32,13· 22
          

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