6.27.15 Primitive part of a polynomial: primpart
The primitive part of a polynomial is the polynomial divided by its
content (the greatest common divisor of its coefficients). The
primpart command computes the primitive part of a polynomial.
-
primpart takes one argument:
P, a polynomial given by a symbolic expression or by the
list of its coefficients.
- primpart(P) returns the
primitive part of P.
Example.
Input:
primpart(6x^2-3x+9)
or:
primpart([6,-3,9],x))
Output: