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Find the smallest non negative integer n n such that 7 n = n ! 7^n = n!


The answer is 0.

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2 solutions

Tan Li Xuan
Sep 8, 2015

Actually, 0 is the only non-negative integer solution. Observe that when n > 1 n > 1 , n ! n! is even, and 7 n 7^{n} is odd. Then, check n = 0 n = 0 and n = 1 n = 1 . The only solution is n = 0 n = 0 .

7^0=1 not 0

د. خالد لاشين - 5 years, 9 months ago

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By the definition of factorials, 0 ! 0! is the empty product which is 1.

Tan Li Xuan - 5 years, 9 months ago
Tarig Mergani
Sep 7, 2015

7^0 = 0! = 1

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