Friday, 11 January 2019

elementary number theory - What is the largest power of 2 that divides 200!/100!.




What is the largest power of 2 that divides 200!/100!.



No use of calculator is allowed.
I had proceeded in a brute force method which i know regret..
I would like to know your methods.


Answer



Find highest power of 2 in 200! and 100!, using Legendre's formula



In 200!, highest power of 2




=200/2+200/4+200/8+200/16+200/32+200/64+200/128



=100+50+25+12+6+3+1=197



In 100!, highest power of 2



=100/2+100/4+100/8+100/16+100/32+100/64



=50+25+12+6+3+1=97




Now, just subtract the two, and we get 100 as the answer.


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