2011 UNCO Math Contest II Problems/Problem 1

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Problem

The largest integer $n$ so that $3^n$ evenly divides $9! = 1\cdot 2\cdot 3\cdot 4\cdot 5\cdot 6\cdot 7\cdot 8\cdot 9$ is $n = 4$. Determine the largest integer $n$ so that $3^n$ evenly divides $85! = 1\cdot 2\cdot 3\cdot 4\cdots 84\cdot 85$.


Solution

41

See Also

2011 UNCO Math Contest II (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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