Factorial : Examples 1
Q. How many 4's are there in 80! ? (āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: 80!-āϤ āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāĻž 4 āĻāĻā§ ?)
Soln:
Divide repeatedly by 4: 80 ÷ 4 = 20 , 20 ÷ 4 = 5 , 5 ÷ 4 = 1
Now add: 20 + 5 + 1 = 26
Ans: C. 26
Note: Divide by 4 until the quotient becomes less than 4
Practice Questions
- How many 4's are there in 60! ?
- How many 4's are there in 120! ?
- How many 4's are there in 150! ?
- How many 4's are there in 75! ?
- How many 4's are there in 90! ?
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Q. Trailing zeros in 100! ? (ā§§ā§Ļā§Ļ! (ā§§ā§Ļā§Ļ āĻĢā§āĻā§āĻā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āϞ)-āϤ āĻļā§āώāϤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāĻž āĻļā§āύā§āϝ (Trailing Zeros) āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ?
Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāϏāĻŽā§āĻš: A) 20 B) 25 C) 24
Trick (Trailing Zeros in n!)
100!
100 ÷ 5 = 20
20 ÷ 5 = 4
4 ÷ 5 = 0
Add the quotients: 20 + 4 = 24
Ans: C) 24
Rule: Keep dividing by 5 until the answer becomes 0. Add all the quotients.
Trailing Zeros in Factorial – Practice Set
- Trailing zeros in 25! ? (⧍ā§Ģ! āϤ āĻļā§āώāϤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāĻž āĻļā§āύā§āϝ ?) A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D)
- Trailing zeros in 50!? (ā§Ģā§Ļ! āϤ āĻļā§āώāϤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāĻž āĻļā§āύā§āϝ ?) A) 10 B) 11 C) 12 D) 13
- Trailing zeros in 75!? (ā§ā§Ģ! āϤ āĻļā§āώāϤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāĻž āĻļā§āύā§āϝ ?) A) 15 B) 16 C) 17 D) 18
- Trailing zeros in 125!? (⧧⧍ā§Ģ! āϤ āĻļā§āώāϤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāĻž āĻļā§āύā§āϝ ?) A) 30 B) 31 C) 32 D) 33
- Trailing zeros in 200!? (⧍ā§Ļā§Ļ! āϤ āĻļā§āώāϤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāĻž āĻļā§āύā§āϝ ?) A) 48 B) 49 C) 50 D) 52