# C Program for efficiently print all prime factors of a given number?

CServer Side ProgrammingProgramming

In this section, we will see how we can get all the prime factors of a number in an efficient way. There is a number say n = 1092, we have to get all prime factors of this. The prime factors of 1092 are 2, 2, 3, 7, 13. To solve this problem, we have to follow this rule −

• When the number is divisible by 2, then print 2, and divide the number by 2 repeatedly.

• Now the number must be odd. Now starting from 3 to square root of the number, if the number is divisible by current value, then print, and change the number by divide it with the current number then continue.

Let us see the algorithm to get a better idea.

## Algorithm

### printPrimeFactors(n)

begin
while n is divisible by 2, do
print 2
n := n / 2
done
for i := 3 to √𝑛, increase i by 2, do
while n is divisible by i, do
print i
n := n / i
done
done
if n > 2, then
print n
end if
end

## Example

#include<stdio.h>
#include<math.h>
void primeFactors(int n) {
int i;
while(n % 2 == 0) {
printf("%d, ", 2);
n = n/2; //reduce n by dividing this by 2
}
for(i = 3; i <= sqrt(n); i=i+2){ //i will increase by 2, to get only odd numbers
while(n % i == 0) {
printf("%d, ", i);
n = n/i;
}
}
if(n > 2) {
printf("%d, ", n);
}
}
main() {
int n;
printf("Enter a number: ");
scanf("%d", &n);
primeFactors(n);
}

## Output

Enter a number: 24024
2, 2, 2, 3, 7, 11, 13,
Published on 26-Jul-2019 12:26:12