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Refactoring factorials
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John Cook
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Oct. 19, 2026, 3:17 p.m.
Number theory
mathematics
problem-solving
algorithms
Factorials
Summary
This blog post explores the mathematical concept of splitting factorials into factors while imposing a minimum size requirement on those factors. It discusses the challenge of achieving this with smaller factorials, such as 3! and 4!.
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