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#1 2012-12-27 07:39:41
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n! = ...
Can any n! be represented by a sum of natural numbers {a[1], a[2], a[3] ...} raised to any power such that a[i] ≠ a[j] and 0 < a[i],a[j] <= n for all i and j?
1! = 1
2! = 2
3! = 3 + 2 + 1
4! = 4^2 + 3 + 2^2 + 1
5! = 5^2 + 4^3 + 3^3 + 2^2
6! = 5^4 + 4^3 + 3^3 + 2^2
Who knows? :)
Last edited by pellerinb (2012-12-27 07:42:02)
Prime numbers have got to be the neatest things; they are like atoms. Composites are two or more primes held together by multiplication.
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#2 2012-12-27 07:41:20
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They can. Just pad it up with 1's. 
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
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#3 2012-12-27 07:42:34
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hense the edit, anonimnystefy.
Prime numbers have got to be the neatest things; they are like atoms. Composites are two or more primes held together by multiplication.
In biology, we use math like we know what we are talking about. Sad isn't it.
#4 2012-12-27 07:45:20
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I think all numbers can be represented that way, not only factorials... But that is just a conjecture, I do not have a proof...
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
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#5 2013-01-23 01:26:34
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I need to know the pattern for n! because I am so confused. 
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#6 2013-01-23 02:13:17
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anonimnystefy wrote:
I think all numbers can be represented that way, not only factorials... But that is just a conjecture, I do not have a proof...
Please give an example
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#7 2013-01-23 02:27:04
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He is representing factorials. The question does not seem to make sense for other numbers.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
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