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# what is the largest integer value of x that makes 30!/3^x an

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19 Aug 2008, 08:33
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what is the largest integer value of x that makes 30!/3^x an integer?

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19 Aug 2008, 08:37
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30! is multiple of 30, 27, 24, 21, 18, 15, 12, 9, 6, 3 = $$3*3^3*3*3*3^2*3*3*3^2*3*3 = 3 ^ 14$$

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19 Aug 2008, 14:21
what is the largest integer value of x that makes 30!/3^x an integer?

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$$30/3 + 30/3^2(nearest integer) + 30/3^3 (nearest integer)$$
= 10+3 +1=14
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20 Aug 2008, 01:35
bigtreezl wrote:

This is the same problem as this one:
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So, we have to count the 3's in 30!. This is done like x2suresh did: 10 numbers have at least one 3, 3 numbers have one additional 3 each, and one number (27) has yet one more 3. Which makes 14.
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20 Aug 2008, 10:08
ok..i get it now..thanks nerdboy
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