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Product of odd integers

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December 3, 2005

Problem Statement

What is the product of all odd positive integers less than 10000? <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 10000!(5000!)2<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 10000!25000 <spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 9999!25000<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 10000!250005000!<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 5000!25000 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span> \ \frac {10000!}{(5000!)^2} \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span> \ \frac {10000!}{2^{5000}} \ \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span> \ \frac {9999!}{2^{5000}} \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span> \ \frac {10000!}{2^{5000} \cdot 5000!} \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span> \ \frac {5000!}{2^{5000}}