PrimeFactors

primefactors(a, separate(optional))

Returns a list value that contains the prime factors of a. The result of this function is normally place

$p = primefactors(75) = 3, 5:2                

The factors can be accessed individually using references

$p[1] = 3

$p[2] = 5:2

The notation 5:2 indicates that the factor 5 occurs with a frequency of 2 (5^2). You can access the data value and the frequency separately using the datavalue and freq commands.

{datavalue($p[2])} = 5

{freq($p[2])} = 2

Adding a non-zero second parameter tells the primefactor command to separate out repeated factors instead of using frequencies.

primefactors(75,1) = 3, 5, 5