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May 15, 2013 21:51
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# require 'Math' | |
def is_prime?(num) | |
(2..Math.sqrt(num)).each { |factor| return false if num % factor == 0 } | |
true | |
end | |
def prime_factors(num) | |
primes_hash = {} | |
primes = [] | |
#Setting up hash of prime factors | |
(2..Math.sqrt(num)).each do |factor| | |
primes_hash[factor] = (num % factor == 0) if is_prime?(factor) | |
end | |
# Looking in primes hash for potential factors | |
primes_hash.each do |factor, is_multiple| | |
primes << factor if is_multiple | |
end | |
primes | |
end | |
puts prime_factors(3).inspect # => [3] | |
puts prime_factors(6).inspect # => [2,3] | |
puts prime_factors(8).inspect # => [2,2,2] | |
puts prime_factors(25).inspect # => [5,5] | |
puts prime_factors(123123123).inspect # => [3, 3, 41, 333667] |
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