NAME Math::Factor::XS - Factorize numbers and calculate matching multiplications SYNOPSIS use Math::Factor::XS ':all'; # or use Math::Factor::XS qw(factors matches); $number = 30107; @factors = factors($number); @matches = matches($number, \@factors); print "$factors[1]\n"; print "$number == $matches[0][0] * $matches[0][1]\n"; DESCRIPTION `Math::Factor::XS' factorizes numbers by applying trial divisions. FUNCTIONS factors Factorizes numbers. @factors = factors($number); The number will be entirely factorized and its factors will be returned as a list. matches Calculates matching multiplications. @matches = matches($number, \@factors, { skip_multiples => [0|1] }); The factors will be multiplicated against each other and all combinations that equal the number itself will be returned as a two-dimensional list. The matches are accessible through the indexes; for example, the first two numbers that matched the number may be accessed by `$matches[0][0]' and `$matches[0][1]', the second pair by `$matches[1][0]' and `$matches[1][1]', and so on. The hashref provided at the end is optional. If `skip_multiples' is set to a true value, then matching multiplications that contain multiplicated small factors will be discarded. Example: 11 * 2737 == 30107 # accepted 77 * 391 == 30107 # discarded Direct use of `$Math::Factor::XS::Skip_multiple' does no longer have an effect as it has been superseded by `skip_multiples'. EXPORT Functions `factors(), matches()' are exportable. Tags `:all - *()' AUTHOR Steven Schubiger LICENSE This program is free software; you may redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html