fprime

Subject

Assignment name  : fprime
Expected files   : fprime.c
Allowed functions: printf, atoi
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Write a program that takes a positive int and displays its prime factors on the
standard output, followed by a newline.

Factors must be displayed in ascending order and separated by '*', so that
the expression in the output gives the right result.

If the number of parameters is not 1, simply display a newline.

The input, when there is one, will be valid.

Examples:

$> ./fprime 225225 | cat -e
3*3*5*5*7*11*13$
$> ./fprime 8333325 | cat -e
3*3*5*5*7*11*13*37$
$> ./fprime 9539 | cat -e
9539$
$> ./fprime 804577 | cat -e
804577$
$> ./fprime 42 | cat -e
2*3*7$
$> ./fprime 1 | cat -e
1$
$> ./fprime | cat -e
$
$> ./fprime 42 21 | cat -e
$

Commented solution

fprime

fprime.c

#include "stdio.h"
#include "stdlib.h"

int	main(int ac, char **av)
{
	int	i;
	int	num;

	i = 2;
	if (ac == 2)
	{
		num = atoi(av[1]);
		if (num == 1)
			printf("1");
		while (i <= num)
		{
			if (num % i == 0)
			{
				printf("%d", i);
				if (num != i)
					printf("*");
				num = num / i;
			}
			else
				i++;
		}
	}
	printf("\n");
	return (0);
}