SOLUTION: evaluate the factorial expression 409!/408!

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Question 242461: evaluate the factorial expression 409!/408!
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Because 409! and 408! are huge numbers, we can't directly calculate them. However, we can note that 409!=409*408!


So (409!)/(408!)=(409*408!)/(408!)=409

or in short, (409!)/(408!)=409