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Finding the largest prime factor in a given number
class LargestPrimeFactor
def largest_prime_of(number)
return nil if number == nil
arr = []
(2..number).each do |n|
if prime?(n)
arr << n
end
end
arr.reject!{|n| number % n != 0}
arr[-1]
end
def prime?(number)
(2..number-1).each do |num|
if number%num == 0
return false
end
end
true
end
end
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