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15! as product of 9 different integers
Source: 2021 Irish Mathematical Olympiad P1
5/30/2021
Let
N
=
15
!
=
15
⋅
14
⋅
13...3
⋅
2
⋅
1
N = 15! = 15\cdot 14\cdot 13 ... 3\cdot 2\cdot 1
N
=
15
!
=
15
⋅
14
⋅
13...3
⋅
2
⋅
1
. Prove that
N
N
N
can be written as a product of nine different integers all between
16
16
16
and
30
30
30
inclusive.
number theory
factorial