Factorial Trouble

1000 ! is divisible by 10 n { 10 }^{ n } . Find the largest positive integral value of n.


The answer is 249.

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3 solutions

1 0 n 10^n is actually the number of trailing zeroes of 1000!

f ( 1000 ) = 1000 5 + 1000 5 2 + 1000 5 3 + 1000 5 4 f(1000)= \left\lfloor{\frac{1000}{5}}\right\rfloor + \left\lfloor{\frac{1000}{5^2}}\right\rfloor+ \left\lfloor{\frac{1000}{5^3}}\right\rfloor +\left\lfloor{\frac{1000}{5^4}}\right\rfloor

= 200 + 40 + 8 + 1 = 249 =200+40+8+1=249

There are 249 trailing zeroes, it means the number is 1 0 249 \displaystyle\large{10^{\boxed{249}}}

Anish Harsha
Aug 24, 2015

In the expansion of 1000 ! 1000! , there are 249 trailing zeroes. So, if there are 249 zeroes are at the back of the number, then it is a must that it is divisible by 10. If 1000 ! 1000! is divisible by 10, then the number of trailing zeroes of the number is equal to the value of power in 1 0 n 10^n . So, the answer is 249.

Swapnil Maiti
Sep 11, 2015

The no. of trailing zeroes in 1000! is 249. So, the largest value of n is 249

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