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ERIC Number: EJ290497
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Factorials!
Messer, Robert
Mathematics Teacher, v77 n1 p50-51 Jan 1984
Factorials are discussed, with note of the enormous size on n! even for modest values of n. A recreational problem to determine the number of zeros at the end of numbers such as 10,000! is given, with a computer program. (MNS)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computer Programs, Higher Education, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts, Problem Solving, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - General
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: BASIC Programing Language; Factorials