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Given an integer N, the task is to print prime factors of N in decreasing order using the stack data structure.

Examples:

Input: N = 34
Output:
17 2
Explanation:
The prime factors of the number 34 is 2 and 17.

Input: N = 8
Output: 2

Approach: The idea is to use the Stack data structure to store all the prime factors of N and in the end, print all the values in the Stack. Follow the steps below to solve the problem:

  1. Initialize a stack, say st.
  2. Run a loop while N != 1. From i = 2, for each value of i, run a loop until N % i == 0 and push i into the stack st and update N to N/i.
  3. Finally, print all the values from top to bottom of stack st.

Below is the implementation of the above approach:

C++




// C++ program for the above approach
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Function to print prime factors
// of N in decreasing order
void PrimeFactors(int N)
{
    // Stores prime factors of N
    // in decreasing order
    stack<int> st;
 
    int i = 2;
    while (N != 1) {
 
        if (N % i == 0) {
 
            // Insert i into stack
            st.push(i);
 
            while (N % i == 0) {
 
                // Update N
                N = N / i;
            }
        }
 
        // Update i
        i++;
    }
 
    // Print value of stack st
    while (!st.empty()) {
 
        printf("%d ", st.top());
        st.pop();
    }
}
 
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    int N = 8;
 
    // function Call
    PrimeFactors(N);
    return 0;
}


Java




// Java program for the above approach 
import java.util.*;
 
class GFG{
         
// Function to print prime factors
// of N in decreasing order
static void PrimeFactors(int N)
{
     
    // Stores prime factors of N
    // in decreasing order
    Stack<Integer> st = new Stack<>();
 
    int i = 2;
     
    while (N != 1)
    {
        if (N % i == 0)
        {
             
            // Insert i into stack
            st.push(i);
 
            while (N % i == 0)
            {
                 
                // Update N
                N = N / i;
            }
        }
 
        // Update i
        i++;
    }
 
    // Print value of stack st
    while (!st.isEmpty())
    {
        System.out.println(st.peek());
        st.pop();
    }
}
 
// Driver Code   
public static void main (String[] args)   
{   
    int N = 8;
     
    // Function Call
    PrimeFactors(N);;
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by susmitakundugoaldanga


Python3




# Python3 program for the above approach
 
# Function to print prime factors
# of N in decreasing order
def PrimeFactors(N):
 
    # Stores prime factors of N
    # in decreasing order
    st = []
    i = 2
    while (N != 1):
        if (N % i == 0):
 
            # Insert i into stack
            st.append(i)
            while (N % i == 0):
 
                # Update N
                N = N // i
 
        # Update i
        i += 1
 
    # Print value of stack st
    while (len(st) != 0):
        print(st[-1])
        st.pop()
 
# Driver Code
if __name__ == "__main__":
    N = 8
 
    # function Call
    PrimeFactors(N)
 
    # This code is contributed by chitranayal.


C#




// C# program for the above approach
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
 
class GFG{
         
// Function to print prime factors
// of N in decreasing order
static void PrimeFactors(int N)
{
     
    // Stores prime factors of N
    // in decreasing order
    Stack<int> st = new Stack<int>();
 
    int i = 2;
     
    while (N != 1)
    {
        if (N % i == 0)
        {
             
            // Insert i into stack
            st.Push(i);
 
            while (N % i == 0)
            {
                 
                // Update N
                N = N / i;
            }
        }
 
        // Update i
        i++;
    }
 
    // Print value of stack st
    while (st.Count != 0)
    {
        Console.Write(st.Peek());
        st.Pop();
    }
}
 
// Driver Code   
public static void Main ()   
{  
    int N = 8;
     
    // Function Call
    PrimeFactors(N);;
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by code_hunt


Javascript




<script>
 
// JavaScript program for the above approach
 
// Function to print prime factors
// of N in decreasing order
function PrimeFactors(N)
{
    // Stores prime factors of N
    // in decreasing order
    let st = [];
  
    let i = 2;
      
    while (N != 1)
    {
        if (N % i == 0)
        {
              
            // Insert i into stack
            st.push(i);
  
            while (N % i == 0)
            {
                  
                // Update N
                N = Math.floor(N / i);
            }
        }
  
        // Update i
        i++;
    }
  
    // Print value of stack st
    while (st.length!=0)
    {
        document.write(st.pop());
         
    }
}
// Driver Code  
let N = 8;
      
// Function Call
PrimeFactors(N);
 
 
// This code is contributed by avanitrachhadiya2155
 
</script>


Output: 

2

 

Time Complexity: O(sqrt(N))
Auxiliary Space: O(1)



Last Updated : 18 Jun, 2021
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