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Compute the largest prime factor of 357 ! + 358 ! + 359 ! + 360 ! 357! + 358! + 359! + 360! .


The answer is 379.

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Joshua Lowrance
Jan 10, 2019

If you factor out a 357 ! 357! , you will get 357 ! ( 1 + 358 + ( 358 × 359 ) + ( 358 × 359 × 360 ) ) = 357 ! ( 46396801 ) = 357 ! ( 379 × 359 × 31 × 11 ) 357!(1+358+(358 \times 359) + (358 \times 359 \times 360)) = 357!(46396801) = 357!(379 \times 359 \times 31 \times 11) .

Therefore, 379 379 is the largest prime factor.

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