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NAME
     factor - factor numbers

SYNOPSIS
     factor [OPTION] [NUMBER]...

DESCRIPTION
     Print  the  prime	factors  of  each specified integer NUMBER.  If none are
     specified on the command line, read them from standard input.

     -h, --exponents
	    print repeated factors in form p^e unless e is 1

     --help
	    display this help and exit

     --version
	    output version information and exit

AUTHOR
     Written  by   Paul   Rubin,   TorbjA<paragraph>rn	 Granlund,   and   Niels
     MA<paragraph>ller.

REPORTING BUGS
     Report bugs to: bug-coreutils@gnu.org
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COPYRIGHT
     Copyright	(C) 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL
     version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
     This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute  it.   There
     is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
     Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/factor>
     or available locally via: info '(coreutils) factor invocation'

GNU coreutils 9.9		  November 2025 		       FACTOR(1)

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