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Largest Prime Factor

Find the largest prime that divides a positive integer.

Problem

A prime is an integer greater than 1 with no positive divisors other than 1 and itself. Find the largest prime factor of n. When n is itself prime, return n.

Implement largest_prime_factor(n).

Input

n: The integer to factor.

Output

Return its largest prime divisor.

Constraints

2 ≤ n ≤ 10¹². The input 1 is excluded because it has no prime factor.

Examples

Example 1
Input:
n = 84

Expected output:
expected = 7
Input:
long long n = 84;

Expected output:
long long expected = 7;
Input:
long n = 84;

Expected output:
long expected = 7;

Explanation

84 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 7, so the largest prime factor is 7.

Example 2
Input:
n = 13

Expected output:
expected = 13
Input:
long long n = 13;

Expected output:
long long expected = 13;
Input:
long n = 13;

Expected output:
long expected = 13;

Explanation

13 is prime, so it is its own largest prime factor.

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