Re^2: Calculate prime factors for a given numer in a perl one-liner

See this old node which may be the origin of the trick: prime factorization using base 1.

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Re^3: Calculate prime factors for a given numer in a perl one-liner (history) by tye (Sage) on Dec 16, 2010 at 14:18 UTC
No, that isn't where the technique originated. That node is just me putting it into a nice (and humorous) context. Abigail certainly demonstrated that technique before I posted that. Google says that it "first appeared" on Usenet. - tye	[reply]