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FactorTermsList[poly]

gives a list in which the first element is the overall numerical factor in poly, and the second element is the polynomial with the overall factor removed.

FactorTermsList[poly,{x1,x2,…}]

gives a list of factors of poly. The first element in the list is the overall numerical factor. The second element is a factor that does not depend on any of the xi. Subsequent elements are factors which depend on progressively more of the xi.

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    FactorTermsList

    FactorTermsList[poly]

    gives a list in which the first element is the overall numerical factor in poly, and the second element is the polynomial with the overall factor removed.

    FactorTermsList[poly,{x1,x2,…}]

    gives a list of factors of poly. The first element in the list is the overall numerical factor. The second element is a factor that does not depend on any of the xi. Subsequent elements are factors which depend on progressively more of the xi.

    Details and Options

    • FactorTermsList takes the following options:
    • Modulus 0modulus to assume for integers
      TrigFalsewhether to do trigonometric as well as algebraic transformations

    Examples

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    Basic Examples  (2)

    Pull out an overall numerical factor, but do no further factoring:

    Pull out factors that do not depend on :

    Scope  (8)

    Basic Uses  (5)

    A univariate polynomial:

    A multivariate polynomial:

    A rational function:

    A polynomial with complex coefficients:

    A non-polynomial expression:

    Advanced Uses  (3)

    List the overall numerical factor, and then factors that do not depend on :

    List the overall numerical factor, then factors that do not depend on and , and then factors that do not depend on :

    Pull out overall numerical factor over the integers modulo 3:

    Options  (1)

    Modulus  (1)

    Pull out overall numerical factor over integers modulo 7:

    Applications  (1)

    Define a large polynomial:

    Pull out an overall numerical factor:

    Pull out factors that do not depend on :

    Pull out factors that do not depend on and and then factors that do not depend on :

    Properties & Relations  (2)

    FactorTermsList gives a list of factors:

    This multiplies the factors together:

    FactorTerms gives a product of factors:

    Expand combines the factors back together:

    FactorList gives a list of all irreducible factors:

    Wolfram Research (1988), FactorTermsList, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FactorTermsList.html.

    Text

    Wolfram Research (1988), FactorTermsList, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FactorTermsList.html.

    CMS

    Wolfram Language. 1988. "FactorTermsList." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FactorTermsList.html.

    APA

    Wolfram Language. (1988). FactorTermsList. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FactorTermsList.html

    BibTeX

    @misc{reference.wolfram_2025_factortermslist, author="Wolfram Research", title="{FactorTermsList}", year="1988", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FactorTermsList.html}", note=[Accessed: 01-March-2026]}

    BibLaTeX

    @online{reference.wolfram_2025_factortermslist, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={FactorTermsList}, year={1988}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FactorTermsList.html}, note=[Accessed: 01-March-2026]}