""" 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() = }")