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== Problem ==
 
== Problem ==
How many integers <math>n</math> satisfy both of the inequalities <math>4n + 3 < 25</math> and <math>-7n + 5 < 24</math>?
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For how many positive integers <math>n</math> less than or equal to <math>24</math> is <math>n!</math> evenly divisible by <math>1 + 2 + \cdots + n?</math>  
  
  

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Problem

For how many positive integers $n$ less than or equal to $24$ is $n!$ evenly divisible by $1 + 2 + \cdots + n?$


$\text{(A) 8    } \text{(B) 12    } \text{(C) 16    } \text{(D) 17    } \text{(E) 21    }$

Solution

Since $1 + 2 + \cdots + n = \frac{n(n+1)}{2}$, the condition is equivalent to having an integer value for $\frac{n!}{\frac{n(n+1)}{2}}$. This reduces, when $n\ge 1$, to having an integer value for $\frac{2(n-1)!}{n+1}$. This fraction is an integer unless $n+1$ is an odd prime. There are 8 odd primes less than or equal to 24, so there are $24 - 8 = \boxed{\text{(C)}16}$ numbers less than or equal to 24 that satisfy the condition.

See Also

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