Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brocard's problem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bro-card's prob-lem
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The problem of finding integer values of n and m for which n!+1=m², where n! is the factorial.

Etymology

It was posed by Henri Brocard in a pair of articles in 1876 and 1885.

Questions

What does brocard's problem mean?
The problem of finding integer values of n and m for which n!+1=m², where n! is the factorial.
Where does brocard's problem come from?
It was posed by Henri Brocard in a pair of articles in 1876 and 1885.

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