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Power of a prime number r in n! in C++
In this problem, we are given two integer n and r. Our task is to find the power of the given prime number r in the factorial of the number n.
Let’s take an example to understand the problem
Input − n = 6 r = 2
Output − 4
Explanation −
Factorial n, 6! = 6*5*4*3*2*1 = 720 720 = 24 * 32 * 5, power of 2 is 4
To solve this problem, a simple solution would be directly finding the factorial and then finding the power of the prime number. But this is not the best solution.
Another efficient solution is using a formula,
Power of ‘r’ in n! = floor(n/r) + floor(n/r2) + floor(n/r3) + ...
Example
Program to show the implementation of our solution,
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int primePower(int n, int r) {
int count = 0;
for (int i = r; (n / i) >= 1; i = i * r)
count = count+n/i;
return count;
}
int main() {
int n = 6, r = 2;
cout<<"Power of prime number "<<r<<"in factorial "<<n<<" is : "<<primePower(n, r);
return 0;
}Output
Power of prime number 2in factorial 6 is : 4
Updated on: 17-Apr-2020
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