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    $text {Ans}=lfloor frac {40}{2} +frac {40}{4} +frac {40}{8} +frac {40}{16} +frac {40}{32} rfloor-lfloor frac {40}{5} +frac {40}{25} rfloor$
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    @MohammadZuhairKhan Shouldn't the floor function arguments be kept separate before addition? It doesn't make a difference in this case, but it might in general.
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    $text {Ans}=lfloor frac {40}{2} +frac {40}{4} +frac {40}{8} +frac {40}{16} +frac {40}{32} rfloor-lfloor frac {40}{5} +frac {40}{25} rfloor$
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    @MohammadZuhairKhan Shouldn't the floor function arguments be kept separate before addition? It doesn't make a difference in this case, but it might in general.
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    $text {Ans}=lfloor frac {40}{2} +frac {40}{4} +frac {40}{8} +frac {40}{16} +frac {40}{32} rfloor-lfloor frac {40}{5} +frac {40}{25} rfloor$
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    $begingroup$
    @MohammadZuhairKhan Shouldn't the floor function arguments be kept separate before addition? It doesn't make a difference in this case, but it might in general.
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    – Deepak
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$text {Ans}=lfloor frac {40}{2} +frac {40}{4} +frac {40}{8} +frac {40}{16} +frac {40}{32} rfloor-lfloor frac {40}{5} +frac {40}{25} rfloor$
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$text {Ans}=lfloor frac {40}{2} +frac {40}{4} +frac {40}{8} +frac {40}{16} +frac {40}{32} rfloor-lfloor frac {40}{5} +frac {40}{25} rfloor$
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Hint: Legendre's theorem
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    Basically, you need to count the number of factors $2$ and $5$ in the factorial $40!$:
    $$begin{align}40!&=color{red}1cdot 2cdot color{red}3cdot 4cdot color{red}5cdots 38cdot color{red}{39}cdot 40=\
    &=2^{20}cdot (color{blue}1cdot 2cdot color{blue}3cdots color{blue}{19}cdot 20)cdot (color{red}1cdot color{red}3cdot color{red}5cdots color{red}{37}cdot color{red}{39})=\
    &=2^{20}cdot 2^{10}cdot (1cdot 2cdot 3cdots 9cdot 10)cdot (color{blue}1cdot color{blue}3cdots color{blue}{19})cdot (1cdot 3cdot 5cdots 37cdot 39)=\
    &=2^{20}cdot 2^{10}cdot 2^5cdot (1cdot 2cdot 3cdot 4cdot 5)cdot (1cdot 3cdots 9)cdot (1cdot 3cdots 19)cdot (1cdot 3cdot 5cdots 37cdot 39)=\
    &=2^{20}cdot 2^{10}cdot 2^5cdot 2^3cdot (1cdot 3cdot 5)cdot (1cdots 9)cdot (1cdots 19)cdot (1cdots 39)=\
    &=2^{38}cdot (5A)cdot (5B)cdot (5^2C)cdot (5^5D)=\
    &=2^{38}cdot 5^9E. end{align}$$
    Hence, the minimum $n$ in $40!cdot 5^n$ is: $38=9+nRightarrow n=29$.






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              Basically, you need to count the number of factors $2$ and $5$ in the factorial $40!$:
              $$begin{align}40!&=color{red}1cdot 2cdot color{red}3cdot 4cdot color{red}5cdots 38cdot color{red}{39}cdot 40=\
              &=2^{20}cdot (color{blue}1cdot 2cdot color{blue}3cdots color{blue}{19}cdot 20)cdot (color{red}1cdot color{red}3cdot color{red}5cdots color{red}{37}cdot color{red}{39})=\
              &=2^{20}cdot 2^{10}cdot (1cdot 2cdot 3cdots 9cdot 10)cdot (color{blue}1cdot color{blue}3cdots color{blue}{19})cdot (1cdot 3cdot 5cdots 37cdot 39)=\
              &=2^{20}cdot 2^{10}cdot 2^5cdot (1cdot 2cdot 3cdot 4cdot 5)cdot (1cdot 3cdots 9)cdot (1cdot 3cdots 19)cdot (1cdot 3cdot 5cdots 37cdot 39)=\
              &=2^{20}cdot 2^{10}cdot 2^5cdot 2^3cdot (1cdot 3cdot 5)cdot (1cdots 9)cdot (1cdots 19)cdot (1cdots 39)=\
              &=2^{38}cdot (5A)cdot (5B)cdot (5^2C)cdot (5^5D)=\
              &=2^{38}cdot 5^9E. end{align}$$
              Hence, the minimum $n$ in $40!cdot 5^n$ is: $38=9+nRightarrow n=29$.






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                Basically, you need to count the number of factors $2$ and $5$ in the factorial $40!$:
                $$begin{align}40!&=color{red}1cdot 2cdot color{red}3cdot 4cdot color{red}5cdots 38cdot color{red}{39}cdot 40=\
                &=2^{20}cdot (color{blue}1cdot 2cdot color{blue}3cdots color{blue}{19}cdot 20)cdot (color{red}1cdot color{red}3cdot color{red}5cdots color{red}{37}cdot color{red}{39})=\
                &=2^{20}cdot 2^{10}cdot (1cdot 2cdot 3cdots 9cdot 10)cdot (color{blue}1cdot color{blue}3cdots color{blue}{19})cdot (1cdot 3cdot 5cdots 37cdot 39)=\
                &=2^{20}cdot 2^{10}cdot 2^5cdot (1cdot 2cdot 3cdot 4cdot 5)cdot (1cdot 3cdots 9)cdot (1cdot 3cdots 19)cdot (1cdot 3cdot 5cdots 37cdot 39)=\
                &=2^{20}cdot 2^{10}cdot 2^5cdot 2^3cdot (1cdot 3cdot 5)cdot (1cdots 9)cdot (1cdots 19)cdot (1cdots 39)=\
                &=2^{38}cdot (5A)cdot (5B)cdot (5^2C)cdot (5^5D)=\
                &=2^{38}cdot 5^9E. end{align}$$
                Hence, the minimum $n$ in $40!cdot 5^n$ is: $38=9+nRightarrow n=29$.






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                  Basically, you need to count the number of factors $2$ and $5$ in the factorial $40!$:
                  $$begin{align}40!&=color{red}1cdot 2cdot color{red}3cdot 4cdot color{red}5cdots 38cdot color{red}{39}cdot 40=\
                  &=2^{20}cdot (color{blue}1cdot 2cdot color{blue}3cdots color{blue}{19}cdot 20)cdot (color{red}1cdot color{red}3cdot color{red}5cdots color{red}{37}cdot color{red}{39})=\
                  &=2^{20}cdot 2^{10}cdot (1cdot 2cdot 3cdots 9cdot 10)cdot (color{blue}1cdot color{blue}3cdots color{blue}{19})cdot (1cdot 3cdot 5cdots 37cdot 39)=\
                  &=2^{20}cdot 2^{10}cdot 2^5cdot (1cdot 2cdot 3cdot 4cdot 5)cdot (1cdot 3cdots 9)cdot (1cdot 3cdots 19)cdot (1cdot 3cdot 5cdots 37cdot 39)=\
                  &=2^{20}cdot 2^{10}cdot 2^5cdot 2^3cdot (1cdot 3cdot 5)cdot (1cdots 9)cdot (1cdots 19)cdot (1cdots 39)=\
                  &=2^{38}cdot (5A)cdot (5B)cdot (5^2C)cdot (5^5D)=\
                  &=2^{38}cdot 5^9E. end{align}$$
                  Hence, the minimum $n$ in $40!cdot 5^n$ is: $38=9+nRightarrow n=29$.






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                  Basically, you need to count the number of factors $2$ and $5$ in the factorial $40!$:
                  $$begin{align}40!&=color{red}1cdot 2cdot color{red}3cdot 4cdot color{red}5cdots 38cdot color{red}{39}cdot 40=\
                  &=2^{20}cdot (color{blue}1cdot 2cdot color{blue}3cdots color{blue}{19}cdot 20)cdot (color{red}1cdot color{red}3cdot color{red}5cdots color{red}{37}cdot color{red}{39})=\
                  &=2^{20}cdot 2^{10}cdot (1cdot 2cdot 3cdots 9cdot 10)cdot (color{blue}1cdot color{blue}3cdots color{blue}{19})cdot (1cdot 3cdot 5cdots 37cdot 39)=\
                  &=2^{20}cdot 2^{10}cdot 2^5cdot (1cdot 2cdot 3cdot 4cdot 5)cdot (1cdot 3cdots 9)cdot (1cdot 3cdots 19)cdot (1cdot 3cdot 5cdots 37cdot 39)=\
                  &=2^{20}cdot 2^{10}cdot 2^5cdot 2^3cdot (1cdot 3cdot 5)cdot (1cdots 9)cdot (1cdots 19)cdot (1cdots 39)=\
                  &=2^{38}cdot (5A)cdot (5B)cdot (5^2C)cdot (5^5D)=\
                  &=2^{38}cdot 5^9E. end{align}$$
                  Hence, the minimum $n$ in $40!cdot 5^n$ is: $38=9+nRightarrow n=29$.







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