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Thread: Java Program Help Please

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    Default Java Program Help Please

    Print out 5 biggest factors of a number that is entered.

    I need help writing a program that will print out the 5 biggest factors of a number that is entered.

    For example:
    Enter A Number: 100
    The 5 Biggest Factors Are: 100, 50, 25, 20, 20.

    But if the number has less than 5 factors print out those factors.
    For example:
    Enter A Number: 7
    The factors for 7 are : 1,7

    Thanks Alot..


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    Default Re: Java Program Help Please

    What will be the first step?

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    Default Re: Java Program Help Please

    I was thinking more practically, kind of along the lines of,

    public class BiggestFactor {
     
      // stuff gets added here
     
      public static void main(String[] args) {
         // more stuff gets added here
      }
    }

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    Default Re: Java Program Help Please

    les say u looking for 5 biggest factor of x. i would use a loop. and in side i would do x % x--. if the ans is 0 than u know thats a factor. so you might want to add a control if statment in side loop, which will tell you if u found a factor or not.

    this will give you all the factor stating from biggest to smallest. and if you looking for just biggest 5. than just use a counter variable which will count 5 variable. onces you count 5 than exit from loop.

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