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deepeshk79

Hi All,

This is a general question in computers

ofer71 · Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 6:11 am Post subject:

Here is my REXX solution:

kolusu · Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:58 pm Post subject:

deepeshk79,

Do you really need that Big of a number? Anyway check this link which explains some of the techniques

Fast Factorial Functions

Btw cobol offers an Intrinsic function FACTORIAL , but is only limited to 28! or 29! with extend compiler option

Hope this helps...

Cheers

Kolusu
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deepeshk79 · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:33 am Post subject:

Thanks Kolusu for the link.
Also Ofer thanks for your REXX code.

Cogito-Ergo-Sum · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 1:31 pm Post subject:

deepeshk79,
Have you observed something magical about the number, 285714/2 ?

Take 142857. Multiply it by 2, note the product. Then by 3, note the product. Continue till 6. You will see that the product always consists of the digits 1,4,2,8,5 and 7 rotated in a cyclical fashion.

What happens when multiplied by 7 ? Another interesting number !

Enjoy !

Cool

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ofer71 · Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 1:10 am Post subject:

That's because 142857 is a Cyclic Number. To read more about it, refer to the following link.

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