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while loop mystery

Language/Type: Java method basics mod mystery while loops
Author: Eric Spishak (on 2010/12/28)

Consider the following method.

public static void mystery(int n) {
    int x = 1;
    int y = 2;
    while (y < n) {
        if (n % y == 0) {
            n = n / y;
            x++;
        } else {
            y++;
        }
    }
    System.out.println(x + " " + n);
}

For each call below, indicate what output is produced.

mystery(2);
mystery(5);
mystery(24);
mystery(28);

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