Factorials

  • Factoring factorials
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    Factoring Factorials

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Find the highest power of 11 that will divide into 1000! exactly.

  • Powerful factorial
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    Powerful Factorial

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    6! = 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1. The highest power of 2 that divides exactly into 6! is 4 since (6!) / (2^4) = 45. What is the highest power of two that divides exactly into 100!?

  • Factorial
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    Factorial

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    How many zeros are there at the end of the number which is the product of first hundred positive integers?

  • Seriesly
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    Seriesly

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Prove that k.k! = (k+1)! - k! and sum the series 1.1! + 2.2! + 3.3! +...+n.n!

  • Factorial Fun
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    Factorial Fun

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    How many divisors does factorial n (n!) have?