How many positive integers exist that satisfy and for some positive integers , , , and ?
Notation: denotes the factorial notation . For example:
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In general, the largest power m of a prime p that divides n ! is given by m = k = 1 ∑ ∞ ⌊ p k n ⌋ . From n ! = ( 2 a ) ( 3 b ) ( 5 c ) ( 7 d ) ( 1 1 2 ) ( 1 3 2 ) ( 1 7 ) ( 1 9 ) ( 2 3 ) . the factor 1 3 2 tells us that n ≥ 2 6 . Since the prime factor 29 is not present, n < 2 9 . That is n can only be 26, 27, and 28. Then we have:
a 2 6 + b 2 6 + c 2 6 + d 2 6 a 2 7 + b 2 7 + c 2 7 + d 2 7 a 2 8 + b 2 8 + c 2 8 + d 2 8 = k = 1 ∑ ∞ ⌊ 2 k 2 6 ⌋ + k = 1 ∑ ∞ ⌊ 3 k 2 6 ⌋ + k = 1 ∑ ∞ ⌊ 5 k 2 6 ⌋ + k = 1 ∑ ∞ ⌊ 7 k 2 6 ⌋ = 2 3 + 1 0 + 6 + 3 = 4 2 = k = 1 ∑ ∞ ⌊ 2 k 2 7 ⌋ + k = 1 ∑ ∞ ⌊ 3 k 2 7 ⌋ + k = 1 ∑ ∞ ⌊ 5 k 2 7 ⌋ + k = 1 ∑ ∞ ⌊ 7 k 2 7 ⌋ = 2 3 + 1 3 + 6 + 3 = 4 5 = k = 1 ∑ ∞ ⌊ 2 k 2 8 ⌋ + k = 1 ∑ ∞ ⌊ 3 k 2 8 ⌋ + k = 1 ∑ ∞ ⌊ 5 k 2 8 ⌋ + k = 1 ∑ ∞ ⌊ 7 k 2 8 ⌋ = 2 5 + 1 3 + 6 + 4 = 4 8
Therefore, there is only 1 n that satisfies the conditions.
Notation: ⌊ ⋅ ⌋ denotes the floor function .