Python/project_euler/problem_003/sol3.py

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"""
Project Euler Problem 3: https://projecteuler.net/problem=3
Largest prime factor
The prime factors of 13195 are 5, 7, 13 and 29.
What is the largest prime factor of the number 600851475143?
References:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_number#Unique_factorization
"""
def solution(n: int = 600851475143) -> int:
"""
Returns the largest prime factor of a given number n.
>>> solution(13195)
29
>>> solution(10)
5
>>> solution(17)
17
>>> solution(3.4)
3
>>> solution(0)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: Parameter n must be greater than or equal to one.
>>> solution(-17)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: Parameter n must be greater than or equal to one.
>>> solution([])
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
TypeError: Parameter n must be int or castable to int.
>>> solution("asd")
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
TypeError: Parameter n must be int or castable to int.
"""
try:
n = int(n)
except (TypeError, ValueError):
raise TypeError("Parameter n must be int or castable to int.")
if n <= 0:
raise ValueError("Parameter n must be greater than or equal to one.")
i = 2
ans = 0
if n == 2:
return 2
while n > 2:
while n % i != 0:
i += 1
ans = i
while n % i == 0:
n = n // i
i += 1
return int(ans)
if __name__ == "__main__":
print(f"{solution() = }")