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factor -- factor a ring element or a ZZ-module

Description

(Disambiguation: for division of matrices, which can be thought of as factoring one homomorphism through another, instead see Matrix // Matrix. For lifting a map between modules to a map between their free resolutions, see extend.)

Ways to use factor :

For the programmer

The object factor is a method function with options.