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# prime-numbers-decomposition
2023-07-02 17:28:54 +02:00
Created by [@theoludwig](https://github.com/theoludwig) on 16 October 2021.
## Instructions
## Definition
In mathematics, product decomposition of prime factors (also known as integer factorization into prime numbers) involves writing a strictly positive integer as a product of prime numbers.
This factorization is unique and exists for all numbers and has many applications, particularly in RSA cryptography.
**Note :** A prime number is a natural integer which admits exactly two distinct positive divisors. (1 and itself). Example: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19...
## How to decompose a number into a product of factors of prime numbers?
To find the product decomposition of prime factors of a number `N`, there is no mathematical formula. To achieve this, there are algorithms, the most basic of which attempts to divide the number `N` by the set of prime factors `p` which are less than `N`.
If `p` is a divisor of `N` then start again by taking a new `N = N / p` as long as there are possible prime divisors.
## Examples
### Example
#### Input
```txt
32
```
#### Output
```txt
2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2
```
See the `test` folder for examples of input/output.