Re: Writing prime factor decomposision in conventional form
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- Subject: [mg65340] Re: Writing prime factor decomposision in conventional form
- From: dh <dh at metrohm.ch>
- Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:56:10 -0500 (EST)
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Hi Wolfgang,
use a String and OutputForm. E.g.:
(If[#[[2]] == 1, #[[1]], StringForm["``^``", #[[1]], #[[2]]]]) & /@ {{2,
3}, {5, 1}}
this yields:
{2^3, 5}
Daniel
Dr. Wolfgang Hintze wrote:
> How can I get a conventional form output for the prime number
> decomposition, e.g. {{2,3},{5,1}} as 2^3 5 ?
>
> I have found some (rather cumbersome) method but it leaves the final
> expression in "" when I put it into input format in order to transfer it
> in simple text form to another application.
>
> I'm sure that there is a simple way to achieve the goal.
>
> Any idea is greatly appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Wolfgang
>