Category: Number theory
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In the previous post in the series on Counting Principles, we looked at the technique of partitions. I concluded with the promise to deal with the exponent of prime p in the number n!. And you may be wondering what in the world that means. First, let us remind ourselves what n! denotes. Read ‘n…
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The Initial Trauma It was almost twenty years ago when I first heard the statement. It shocked me then. No, to be true to what I felt, it was as though someone had punched me in the gut. I felt a visceral response to the statement. And even today when I hear similar statements, it…
Acutely Obtuse 