Find number of zeroes in 100!.
Number Theory
Level
2
Find number of zeroes in 100!.
The answer is 24.
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1 solution
number of zeroes in equal to the highest exponent of the prime number 5 that divides 100! That is given by number theory as: [ 100/5] + [ 100/25 ] + .... where [ ] represents the greatest integer function