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The factor command prints the prime factors of specified integer NUMBER.
When I tried it
factor 12345678912345678912
even for such big numbers, it results within mills.
Which algorithm is it using?
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The factor command in Linux is used to print the prime factors of the given numbers, either given from command line or read from standard input. The numbers given through standard input may be delimited by tabs, spaces or newlines. Syntax: factor [NUMBER]
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Gnu coreutils manual informs that Pollard's rho algorithm is being used.
http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/factor-invocation.html
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