2007-01-04 01:57:44 · 5 answers · asked by gargi k 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
285714! is really big, in that it has over 1,000,000 digits, so it is tough to calculate it exactly. Matlab might do it if you have access to that. Another possibility is downloading "DrScheme", just Google "DrScheme" download it for free, and then in the upper window put in:
(define factorial-tail
(lambda (n result)
(if (zero? n)
result
(factorial-tail (- n 1) (* n result)))))
(factorial 285714 1)
Then hit execute.
Good luck!
2007-01-04 03:08:02 · answer #1 · answered by Phineas Bogg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This huge form identifies if a marvelous selection is a factorial. it sounds as though the huge form 285714 isn't a factorial effect. Take the huge form under attempt, and shop dividing it down by the organic numbers till you get one. N / a million = N N / 2 = N2 N2 / 3 = N3 N4 / 4 = N5 N5 / 5 = N6 ......etc. Take working example the huge form 720. 720 / a million = 720 720 / 2 = 360 360 / 3 = one hundred twenty one hundred twenty / 4 = 30 30 / 5 = 6 6 / 6 = a million the utmost huge form you divided by replaced into 6 (organic huge form), so factorial 6 = 720. 6 ! = 720.
2016-12-15 09:24:49 · answer #2 · answered by zolinski 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
trust me and multiply 285715 and 142857 which in this case is
40816387755(to find a factorial ad 1 to the number and then multiply it by half of the number)ie 10!=55 now do what i said
10+1= 11 and 10 divided by 2 is 5 so 11*5 =55
2007-01-04 02:19:16 · answer #3 · answered by an unknown friend 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Do you want the exact value or a reasonable approximation? Nothing beats Stirling's formula anyway.
2007-01-04 03:02:49 · answer #4 · answered by gianlino 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Uh, it's already computed, isn't it?
2007-01-04 01:59:59 · answer #5 · answered by gonad_obrien 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋