If is an integer, which of the following represents all possible values of (where is a non-negative integer).
A.
.
B.
.
C.
.
D.
.
E.
.
Notation:
is the
factorial
notation. For example,
.
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The highest power of a prime p in the prime factorization of n ! is given by
k = i = 1 ∑ ⌊ lo g p n ⌋ ⌊ p i n ⌋
Since the number we want should be an integer, therefore we can take all values of x in the above problem ranging from 0 to k , i.e., 0 ≤ x ≤ k .
Evaluating the value of k , we get
k = i = 1 ∑ ⌊ lo g 2 1 3 ⌋ ⌊ 2 i 1 3 ⌋ = i = 1 ∑ 3 ⌊ 2 i 1 3 ⌋ = ⌊ 2 1 3 ⌋ + ⌊ 2 2 1 3 ⌋ + ⌊ 2 3 1 3 ⌋ = 6 + 3 + 1 = 1 0
Thus, 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 0 .