Factors and multiples

  • 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?
  • Expenses
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    Expenses

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    What is the largest number which, when divided into 1905, 2587, 3951, 7020 and 8725 in turn, leaves the same remainder each time?
  • Dozens
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    Dozens

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Can you select the missing digit(s) to find the largest multiple?

  • problem

    Big powers

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Three people chose this as a favourite problem. It is the sort of problem that needs thinking time - but once the connection is made it gives access to many similar ideas.

  • Oh! Hidden Inside?
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    Oh! Hidden inside?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Find the number which has 8 divisors, such that the product of the divisors is 331776.

  • Hypotenuse Lattice points
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    Hypotenuse lattice points

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    The triangle OMN has vertices on the axes with whole number co-ordinates. How many points with whole number coordinates are there on the hypotenuse MN?
  • Repeaters
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    Repeaters

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Choose any 3 digits and make a 6 digit number by repeating the 3 digits in the same order (e.g. 594594). Explain why whatever digits you choose the number will always be divisible by 7, 11 and 13.
  • Counting Factors
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    Counting factors

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Is there an efficient way to work out how many factors a large number has?
  • Latin Numbers
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    Latin numbers

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Can you create a Latin Square from multiples of a six digit number?
  • SquareSearch
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    Squaresearch

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Consider numbers of the form un = 1! + 2! + 3! +...+n!. How many such numbers are perfect squares?