For simple problems I usually use something like this: {
my @p; BEGIN { @p = (2, 3) }
sub nextprime {
my $p = $p[$#p];
DIV: while (1) {
$p += 2;
my $pc = 0;
while (1) {
my $d = $p[$pc++];
last if $d * $d > $p;
next DIV unless $p % $d;
}
$p[@p] = $p;
return $p;
}
}
sub factors {
my $n = shift;
my($pc, @result) = (0);
while ($n > 1) {
my $d = $p[$pc++] || nextprime();
if ($d * $d > $n) {
push @result, $n;
$n = 1;
} else {
while ($n % $d == 0) {
$n /= $d;
push @result, $d;
}
}
}
\@result;
}
}
The rest of the time I use Math::Big*, sometimes with Pari or (lately) GMP.
Hugo
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