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The product of integers between 1 and 15 is equivalent to saying 15!

You are then looking for the number of times you can factorize 15! by 3

3*5 = 15, so the prime factorization of 15! will be 3^(5+1) as you always add one to the number of power to find the total number of factors (that is because you need to take into account that 1 is also a factor)
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If p is the product of integers from 1 to 15, what is the greatest integer ‘k’ for which 3^k is a factor of p?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
E. 8






Check this post for the concept first: https://anaprep.com/number-properties-h ... actorials/
Now simply follow the process.

p = 15!
3^k should be a factor of p

Divide 15 by 3, quotient 5
Divide 5 by 3, quotient 1

Total number of powers of 3 in 15! is 5 + 1 = 6

Answer (C)
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