How many perfect squares are divisors of the product N = 1! * 2! * 3! * 4! * 5! * 6! * 7! * 8! * 9! = 2* 2*3* 2*3*4* 2*3*4*5* 2*3*4*5*6* 2*3*4*5*6*7* 2*3*4*5*6*7*8* 2*3*4*5*6*7*8*9 looking down those vertical columns that's equal to: (2^8)(3^7)(4^6)(5^5)(6^4)(7^3)(8^2)(9^1) Break the composites into primes: (2^8)(3^7)((2^2)^6)(5^5)((2*3)^4)(7^3)((2^3)^2)(3^2) = (2^8)(3^7)(2^12)(5^5)(2^4*3^4)(7^3)(2^6)(3^2) = (2^30)(3^13)(5^5)(7^3) Every divisor of N is of the form (2^p)(3^q)(5^r)(7^s), where 0 <= p <= 30 0 <= q <= 13 0 <= r <= 5 0 <= s <= 3 The divisors which are perfect squares have even exponents, (including 0). 0 <= p <= 30 contains 16 even exponents and 15 odd exponents 0 <= q <= 13 contains 7 even exponents and 7 odd exponents 0 <= r <= 5 contains 3 even exponents and 3 odd exponents 0 <= s <= 3 contains 2 even exponents and 2 odd exponents Therefore for divisor (2^p)(3^q)(5^r)(7^s), there are 16 choices for p, 7 choices for q, 3 choices for r, and 2 choices for s. Answer: 16*7*3*2 = 672 perfect square divisors of N. Edwin