factor

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factor

$\begin{usage} factor~p \end{usage}$

Signature

factor: % $\to$ (R, Product %)

$\begin{params} {\em p} & \% & A polynomial\\ \end{params}$

$\begin{retval} Returns $(c, p_1^{e_1} \cdots p_n^{e_n})$\ such that each $p_i$\... ...n{displaymath} p = c\;\prod_{i=1}^n p_i^{e_i}\,. \end{displaymath} \end{retval}$

Manuel Bronstein 2000-12-13