### 2.24.13 Factorization : `factor factoriser`

`factor` takes as argument a polynomial or a list of polynomials and optionnally an algebraic extension, e.g. `sqrt(n)`.
`factor` factorize the polynomial (or the polynomials of the list) on the field of it’s coefficients (the field is complexified in complex mode) or on the smallest extension containing the optionnal second argument. Unlike `collect`, `factor` will further factorize each factor of degree 2 if `Sqrt` is checked in the `cas` configuration (see also 2.12.9). You can check the current configuration in the status button under `Xcas` and change the configuration by hitting this status button.
Input :

`factor(x```^```2+2*x+1)`

Output :

`(x+1)```^```2`

Input :

`factor(x```^```4-2*x```^```2+1)`

Output :

`(-x+1)```^```2*(x+1)```^```2`

Input :

`factor(x```^```3-2*x```^```2+1)`

Output if `Sqrt` is not checked in the `cas` configuration :

`(x-1)*(x```^```2-x-1)`

Output if `Sqrt` is checked in the `cas` configuration :

`(x-1)*(x+(sqrt(5)-1)/2)*(x+(-sqrt(5)-1)/2)`

Input :

`factor(x```^```3-2*x```^```2+1,sqrt(5))`

Output :

`((2*sqrt(5)-19)*((sqrt(5)+15)*x+7*sqrt(5)-5)*(-x+1)*((sqrt(5)+25)*x-13*sqrt(5)-15))/6820`

Input :

`factor(x```^```2+1)`

Output in real mode :

`x```^```2+1`

Output in complex mode :

`((-i)*x+1)*((i)*x+1)`