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The prime factors of 13195 are 5, 7, 13 and 29. What is the largest prime factor of the number 600851475143 ?
// The prime factors of 13195 are 5, 7, 13 and 29.
// What is the largest prime factor of the number 600851475143 ?
const NUM = 600851475143
const getLength = ( n ) => Math.floor( Math.sqrt( n ) ) - 1
const isPrime = ( n ) =>
( n > 1 && Array.from( { length: getLength( n ) }, ( v, k ) => k + 2 )
.every( m => n % m )
)
const generateRange = ( from, to ) =>
Array.from( { length: to - from + 1 }, ( v, k ) => k + from)
const from = 1
const to = Math.sqrt( NUM )
console.log (
`largest prime factor of the number 600851475143 are : `,
generateRange( from, to ).filter( isPrime )
.filter( ( prime ) => NUM % prime === 0 )
)
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