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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 ?
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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 ? | |
*/ | |
function getPrime(n){ | |
var aPrimes = [], max = 0; | |
function primeTest(d){ | |
//test the divisor to see if it's prime | |
for ( var i = 2; i <= Math.floor(Math.sqrt(d)); i++ ) { | |
//if it's divisible it isn't prime | |
if( d % i === 0 ){ | |
return false; | |
} | |
} | |
return true; | |
} | |
//check numbers until sqrt of n | |
for ( var i = 2; i <= Math.floor(Math.sqrt(n)); i++ ) { | |
//if it divides the n test it for primability | |
if( n % i === 0 ){ | |
//if it is a prime save it | |
if(primeTest(i)){ aPrimes.push(i) } | |
} | |
}; | |
console.log( aPrimes ); | |
max = Math.max.apply(null, aPrimes ); | |
return max; | |
} |
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