Factorial : Examples 1


Q. How many 4's are there in 80! ? (āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: 80!-āϤ āĻŽā§āĻ  āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž 4 āφāϛ⧇ ?)


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



  1. How many 4's are there in 60! ?

  2. How many 4's are there in 120! ?

  3. How many 4's are there in 150! ?

  4. How many 4's are there in 75! ?

  5. 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 āĻĢ⧇āĻ•ā§āϟ⧰āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϞ)-āϤ āĻļ⧇āώāϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āĻļā§‚āĻ¨ā§āϝ (Trailing Zeros) āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ ?


Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§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



  1. Trailing zeros in 25! ? (⧍ā§Ģ! āϤ āĻļ⧇āώāϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āĻļā§‚āĻ¨ā§āϝ ?) A) 4  B) 5  C) 6  D)

  2. Trailing zeros in 50!? (ā§Ģā§Ļ! āϤ āĻļ⧇āώāϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āĻļā§‚āĻ¨ā§āϝ ?) A) 10  B) 11  C) 12  D) 13

  3. Trailing zeros in 75!? (ā§­ā§Ģ! āϤ āĻļ⧇āώāϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āĻļā§‚āĻ¨ā§āϝ ?) A) 15  B) 16  C) 17  D) 18

  4. Trailing zeros in 125!? (⧧⧍ā§Ģ! āϤ āĻļ⧇āώāϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āĻļā§‚āĻ¨ā§āϝ ?) A) 30  B) 31  C) 32  D) 33

  5. Trailing zeros in 200!? (⧍ā§Ļā§Ļ! āϤ āĻļ⧇āώāϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āĻļā§‚āĻ¨ā§āϝ ?) A) 48  B) 49  C) 50  D) 52