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JEE Mains · Maths · STD 11 - 6. permutation and combination

The largest \(\mathrm{n} \in \mathrm{N}\) such that \(3^{\mathrm{n}}\) divides 50 ! is:

  1. A 21
  2. B 22
  3. C 20
  4. D 23
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(B) 22

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\(2^\alpha \cdot 3^\beta \cdot 5^\gamma\) \(\mathrm{B}=\left[\frac{50}{3}\right]+\left[\frac{50}{3^2}\right]+\left[\frac{50}{3^3}\right]+\left[\frac{50}{3^4}\right]\) \(=16+5+1\) \(=2\) Maximum value of \(n\) is 22