51 is divisible by 3! (lemmy.nz)

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[-] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 years ago

Also, neat trick: If you need to add numbers higher than 10 you can take your shoes off to be able to do so.

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Pfft, amateur hour. I count to eleven without taking my shoes off all the time.

Just not at my kid's school any more.

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When you use an exclamation mark with a number, you’re actually implying it’s not a normal number any more. It’s a factorial!

Ok, so how does this work?

5!=1×2×3×4×5=120

6!=720

These numbers get really large. For example:

15!≈1.3×10^12

So, next time you see a headline with 2000! in it, you’ll know what to expect.

There are also double factorials (n!!) and iterated factorials (n!)!, and they aren’t the same thing. Just add more exclamation marks and you get multifactorial. Check wikipedia to see how spicy it gets.

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