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Factorial equation - Find all such m
Factorial equation - Find all such m
Source: Mediterranean MO 2004
October 31, 2010
factorial
inequalities
number theory
prime factorization
number theory unsolved
Problem Statement
Find all natural numbers
m
m
m
such that
1
!
⋅
3
!
⋅
5
!
⋯
(
2
m
−
1
)
!
=
(
m
(
m
+
1
)
2
)
!
.
1! \cdot 3! \cdot 5! \cdots (2m-1)! = \biggl( \frac{m(m+1)}{2}\biggr) !.
1
!
⋅
3
!
⋅
5
!
⋯
(
2
m
−
1
)!
=
(
2
m
(
m
+
1
)
)
!
.
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