Need help with factorizing array of numbers

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hi there,
say you have an array of numbers x =[94 89 124 120 150] how can i find factors of this array, i mean break each number in the array to its primes. i know the function is factor(x). but it only applies to a scalar value not an array. i tried putting it on a loop
x =[94 89 124 120 150] ;
for i = 1:length(x)
facts_x(i) = factor(x(i))
end
but this i realized gives me an error because the loop runs only in the length of x the facts_x ends up bigger because factor answer is stored as an array. please help. thanks SN

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Azzi Abdelmalek
Azzi Abdelmalek on 26 Feb 2013
Edited: Azzi Abdelmalek on 26 Feb 2013
You need to use a cell array to store the result for each number, because they are not the same length
x =[94 89 124 120 150] ;
out=arrayfun(@factor,x,'un',0)
out{:},
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Jan
Jan on 27 Feb 2013
@Azzi: Do you meant me with "don't add an asnwer as a comment"? Or did you meant the OP and "don't add a comment as an answer" instead?
I've added my code as comment, because it does exactly the same as your asnwer. Therefore this is nothing new.
Azzi Abdelmalek
Azzi Abdelmalek on 27 Feb 2013
Jan, sorry for the confusion, I should have mentioned the name of the OP. I meant: don't add a comment as an answer.

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Ahsan Khan
Ahsan Khan on 27 Feb 2013
thanks for a quick reply. they both work but In either of those cases mentioned above how do i then store this in a single matrix?. thanx in advance. SN

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