Kata @$$-kick! Prime Factors

I’m trying to re-write the prime factors kata without using the Prime
library. About to go berserk with frustration, too.

I’ve tried a mess of different techniques and puts’d all over the place
to “see” a solution, but have just been looking at it too long now.

Right now the code below will iterate over a range, find the factors,
and add
to array.

But I’m missing something to reduce the factors to actual prime factors.
: \

The following produces the answer I’m looking for, with the prime
library (for
guidance).

require ‘prime’

def prime(n)
n.prime_division.map { |base, exp| [base]*exp }.flatten
end

Any input on the below?? Thanks in advance for your time & help

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Create a method which takes integers and returns their prime factors

in an array.

primes are integers greater than 1,

divisible only by 1 and themselves.

primes > 2 are odd numbers.

prime factors of integer <= square root of integer parameter (n)

def primes(n)
puts
puts

initialize the array to add the prime factors

prime_factors = []
factor = n

iterate over range, up to sqrt integer

(2).upto(Math.sqrt(factor).to_i). each do |divisor|

for divisor in (2…factor) do

Math.sqrt(factor).to_i.downto(2).each do |divisor|

puts "Finding primes from #{divisor} to #{factor}."
puts
puts "Checking now if #{divisor} is a factor."

  if factor % divisor == 0

    puts "--> #{factor} is divisible by #{divisor}."

    prime_factors << divisor

    puts "Factors array now set: #{prime_factors.inspect}"

    quotient = factor / divisor

    factor = quotient

  end #/if loop

end #/do
puts
puts “Exiting loop; #{factor} is the last quotient to’ve passed if
statement.”
prime_factors << factor
p prime_factors
end

primes(256) # should print [2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2]

primes(100) # should print [2,2,5,5]

primes(81) # should print [3,3,3,3]

primes(10) # should print [2,5]

primes(8) # should print [2,2,2] --> currently prints [2,4]

This will get you the answers you want BUT it is not doing the correct
thing.
Your trial divisors only need to be primes.

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Create a method which takes integers and returns their prime factors

in
an array.

primes are integers greater than 1,

divisible only by 1 and themselves.

primes > 2 are odd numbers.

prime factors of integer <= square root of integer parameter (n)

def primes(n)
puts
puts

initialize the array to add the prime factors

prime_factors = []
factor = n
divisor = 2
while divisor*divisor <= factor

iterate over range, up to sqrt integer

#(2).upto(Math.sqrt(factor).to_i). each do |divisor|

for divisor in (2…factor) do

Math.sqrt(factor).to_i.downto(2).each do |divisor|

puts "Finding primes from #{divisor} to #{factor}."
puts
puts "Checking now if #{divisor} is a factor."

  while factor % divisor == 0

    puts "--> #{factor} is divisible by #{divisor}."

    prime_factors << divisor

    puts "Factors array now set: #{prime_factors.inspect}"

    quotient = factor / divisor

    factor = quotient

  end #/if loop
  divisor += 1

end #/do
puts
puts “Exiting loop; #{factor} is the last quotient to’ve passed if
statement.”
if factor > 1
prime_factors << factor
end
p prime_factors
end