Let's rewrite as . Which of these could be the answer to
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First off, let's rewrite 1 0 ! with its prime factors. 1) Calculate 2 A A = 1 ∑ ∞ ⌊ 2 A 1 0 ⌋ = ⌊ 2 1 0 ⌋ + ⌊ 4 1 0 ⌋ + ⌊ 8 1 0 ⌋ + . . . = 5 + 2 + 1 + . . . = 8 2) Calculate 3 B B = 1 ∑ ∞ ⌊ 3 B 1 0 ⌋ = ⌊ 3 1 0 ⌋ + ⌊ 9 1 0 ⌋ + . . . = 3 + 1 + . . . = 4 3) Calculate 5 C C = 1 ∑ ∞ ⌊ 5 C 1 0 ⌋ = ⌊ 5 1 0 ⌋ + . . . = 2 + . . . = 2 4) Calculate 7 D D = 1 ∑ ∞ ⌊ 7 D 1 0 ⌋ = ⌊ 7 1 0 ⌋ + . . . = 1 + . . . = 1 Therefore, 1 0 ! = 2 A × 3 B × 5 C × 7 D = 2 8 × 3 4 × 5 2 × 7 1 Now, let's rewrite 1 0 ! as what the question asks for. 3 will stay as 3, there fore a = 4 , 2 and 5 will create 10 since 5 does not go into another exponent, therefore b = 2 , 2 and 7 will create 14 since 7 does not go into another exponent, therefore c = 1 , the rest is 2 5 or 32, therefore d = 1 . d a b c = 1 4 × 2 × 1 = 8 = 2 2