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smarandache function

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
smaran-dache -func-tion
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A function, denoted by S(n) for some positive integer n, that yields the smallest number s such that n divides the factorial s!. For example, the number 8 does not divide 1!, 2!, 3!, but does divide 4!, so S(8) = 4.

Etymology

Named after Florentin Smarandache, who rediscovered the function in 1980.

Inflected Forms

the Smarandache function (canonical)

Questions

What does smarandache function mean?
A function, denoted by S(n) for some positive integer n, that yields the smallest number s such that n divides the factorial s!. For example, the number 8 does not divide 1!, 2!, 3!, but does divide 4!, so S(8) = 4.
Where does smarandache function come from?
Named after Florentin Smarandache, who rediscovered the function in 1980.

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