fn subfactors(mut n: u64, p: u64) -> (u64, Vec<u64>) {
    let mut subfactors = Vec::new();

    let mut q = n / p;
    let mut r = n % p;

    while r == 0 {
        subfactors.push(p);
        n = q;
        q = n / p;
        r = n % p;
    }

    (n, subfactors)
}

pub fn trial_factorization(mut n: u64) -> Vec<u64> {
    let mut factors = Vec::new();

    let (num, division_by_two) = subfactors(n, 2);
    n = num; // is there a clean way to avoid this assignment?
    factors.extend(division_by_two);

    let (num, division_by_three) = subfactors(n, 3);
    n = num;
    factors.extend(division_by_three);

    let mut p = 5;
    while p * p <= n
    {
        let (num, division_by_p) = subfactors(n, p);
        n = num;
        factors.extend(division_by_p);
        p += 2;

        let (num, division_by_p_plus_two) = subfactors(n, p);
        n = num;
        factors.extend(division_by_p_plus_two);
        p += 4;
    }
    if n >= 1 { factors.push(n); }
    factors
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use euler::prime::trial_factorization;

    #[test]
    fn test() {
        assert_eq!(trial_factorization(20).len(), 3);
    }
}