diff --git a/src/prime_checker.py b/src/prime_checker.py
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+def is_prime(n):
+    """
+    Check if a given number is prime.
+    
+    A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that is only divisible by 1 and itself.
+    
+    Args:
+        n (int): The number to check for primality.
+    
+    Returns:
+        bool: True if the number is prime, False otherwise.
+    
+    Raises:
+        TypeError: If the input is not an integer.
+        ValueError: If the input is less than or equal to 0.
+    """
+    # Check input type
+    if not isinstance(n, int):
+        raise TypeError("Input must be an integer")
+    
+    # Check input range
+    if n <= 0:
+        raise ValueError("Input must be a positive integer greater than 0")
+    
+    # Handle small prime numbers
+    if n == 1:
+        return False
+    if n <= 3:
+        return True
+    
+    # Optimize for even numbers
+    if n % 2 == 0:
+        return False
+    
+    # Check for divisibility up to the square root of n
+    for i in range(3, int(n**0.5) + 1, 2):
+        if n % i == 0:
+            return False
+    
+    return True
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diff --git a/src/prime_factorization.py b/src/prime_factorization.py
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+def prime_factorization(n):
+    """
+    Compute the prime factorization of a given positive integer.
+    
+    Args:
+        n (int): A positive integer to factorize.
+    
+    Returns:
+        list: A list of prime factors in ascending order.
+    
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If the input is not a positive integer.
+    """
+    # Validate input
+    if not isinstance(n, int):
+        raise ValueError("Input must be an integer")
+    
+    if n <= 0:
+        raise ValueError("Input must be a positive integer")
+    
+    # Special case for 1
+    if n == 1:
+        return []
+    
+    # Initialize list to store prime factors
+    factors = []
+    
+    # Handle 2 as a special case to optimize the loop
+    while n % 2 == 0:
+        factors.append(2)
+        n //= 2
+    
+    # Check for odd prime factors
+    # We only need to check up to sqrt(n)
+    factor = 3
+    while factor * factor <= n:
+        if n % factor == 0:
+            factors.append(factor)
+            n //= factor
+        else:
+            factor += 2
+    
+    # If n is a prime number greater than 2
+    if n > 2:
+        factors.append(n)
+    
+    return factors
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diff --git a/tests/test_prime_checker.py b/tests/test_prime_checker.py
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+import pytest
+from src.prime_checker import is_prime
+
+def test_prime_numbers():
+    """Test known prime numbers"""
+    prime_numbers = [2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29]
+    for num in prime_numbers:
+        assert is_prime(num) is True, f"{num} should be prime"
+
+def test_non_prime_numbers():
+    """Test known non-prime numbers"""
+    non_prime_numbers = [1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16]
+    for num in non_prime_numbers:
+        assert is_prime(num) is False, f"{num} should not be prime"
+
+def test_large_prime_number():
+    """Test a larger prime number"""
+    assert is_prime(997) is True
+
+def test_large_non_prime_number():
+    """Test a larger non-prime number"""
+    assert is_prime(1000) is False
+
+def test_invalid_input_types():
+    """Test invalid input types"""
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        is_prime(3.14)
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        is_prime("7")
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        is_prime([7])
+
+def test_invalid_input_range():
+    """Test invalid input ranges"""
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        is_prime(0)
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        is_prime(-5)
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diff --git a/tests/test_prime_factorization.py b/tests/test_prime_factorization.py
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+import pytest
+from src.prime_factorization import prime_factorization
+
+def test_prime_factorization_basic():
+    assert prime_factorization(12) == [2, 2, 3]
+    assert prime_factorization(15) == [3, 5]
+    assert prime_factorization(100) == [2, 2, 5, 5]
+
+def test_prime_factorization_prime_numbers():
+    assert prime_factorization(7) == [7]
+    assert prime_factorization(11) == [11]
+    assert prime_factorization(23) == [23]
+
+def test_prime_factorization_one():
+    assert prime_factorization(1) == []
+
+def test_prime_factorization_large_number():
+    assert prime_factorization(84) == [2, 2, 3, 7]
+
+def test_prime_factorization_edge_cases():
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        prime_factorization(0)
+    
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        prime_factorization(-5)
+    
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        prime_factorization(3.14)
+    
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        prime_factorization("not a number")
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