factoring constants
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- Macaulay2
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Description
should do it, over Z:
```
i6 : R=ZZ[x]
o6 = R
o6 : PolynomialRing
i7 : factor (6*x^3)
3
o7 = (x) (6)
o7 : Expression of class Product
```
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Research direction
Reproduce the reported `factor (6*x^3)` example in Macaulay2 and inspect the factoring implementation for polynomial rings over the integers. The issue does not name source files or tests and does not define the intended constant-factor result, so clarify the expected factorization before implementing and add a regression test for it.
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Assessment
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100