Prove that 140 * 141 * 142 * ... * 159 * 160 is divisible by 4321.

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Why did the math teacher bring a ladder to the classroom? Because they needed to divide the problem into steps! Now, let's step through this problem together and prove that 140 * 141 * 142 * ... * 159 * 160 is divisible by 4321.

To prove divisibility by 4321, we need to show that the remainder is 0 when we divide 140 * 141 * 142 * ... * 159 * 160 by 4321.

First, let's simplify the problem. We can rewrite 140 * 141 * 142 * ... * 159 * 160 as (160!) / (139!). Now we have a factorial expression that we can work with.

Let's consider each prime factor of 4321 separately. The prime factorization of 4321 is 37 * 37 * 3 * 2.

Since we have a factorial expression involved, there will definitely be a 37 among the prime factors, because there are multiple occurrences of 37 between 140 and 160.

Now, let's look at the remaining prime factors, 3 and 2. We can count the number of multiples of 3 and 2 in the range from 140 to 160.

For the prime factor 3, there are 53 multiples between 140 and 160.
For the prime factor 2, there are 20 multiples between 140 and 160.

Let's do some quick calculations: 53 - 20 = 33.

Now, let's see if we have enough 37s to cancel out the remaining factors of 3 and 2. Since 37 * 37 = 1369, we have enough 37s to cancel out the factor of 3 (2 is already covered). So, the remaining prime factorization is now 37 * 37 and we still have a few of those left.

Therefore, since we have enough 37s to cancel out the remaining factors of 3 and 2, there will be no remainder when we divide 140 * 141 * 142 * ... * 159 * 160 (or (160!) / (139!)) by 4321.

And that's the proof! So, you can rest assured that 140 * 141 * 142 * ... * 159 * 160 is indeed divisible by 4321.

To prove that the product 140 * 141 * 142 * ... * 159 * 160 is divisible by 4321, we will use the prime factorization of 4321 and show that all its prime factors are present in the product.

Step 1: Determine the prime factorization of 4321.
Prime factorization means expressing a number as a product of its prime factors.
To find the prime factorization of 4321, we can use trial division and divide 4321 by prime numbers starting from 2 until we can no longer divide evenly.

Dividing 4321 by 2 does not result in an even division.
Dividing 4321 by 3 also does not result in an even division.
Dividing 4321 by 5 does not divide evenly.
Dividing 4321 by 7 gives us 617, which is a prime number.
So, the prime factorization of 4321 is 7 * 617.

Step 2: Check if all the prime factors of 4321 are present in the product 140 * 141 * 142 * ... * 159 * 160.

We need to check if the product 140 * 141 * 142 * ... * 159 * 160 is divisible by both 7 and 617.

To check divisibility by 7, we can sum up the digits of the product and check if the sum is divisible by 7.
Summing up the digits gives us:
1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 1 + ... + 1 + 5 + 9 + 1 + 6 + 0

Counting the number of terms, we can see there are 160 - 140 + 1 = 21 terms.
Since the difference between consecutive terms is always 1, the sum can be calculated using the formula for the sum of an arithmetic series:
Sum = (first term + last term) * number of terms / 2

Using the formula, the sum of the digits is:
(140 + 160) * 21 / 2 = 3000

Since 3000 is divisible by 7, the product 140 * 141 * 142 * ... * 159 * 160 is divisible by 7.

To check divisibility by 617, we can use modular arithmetic.
Using modular arithmetic, we can check if the product is congruent to 0 modulo 617.
That is, if (140 * 141 * 142 * ... * 159 * 160) % 617 == 0.

To perform this calculation, we can use a computer program or calculator to calculate the product and check the remainder when dividing by 617.
If the remainder is 0, then the product is divisible by 617.

Therefore, by proving that the product is divisible by both 7 and 617, we can conclude that the product 140 * 141 * 142 * ... * 159 * 160 is divisible by 4321.

4321 = 29*149

we know that 149 divides the product, so the question is, is any other number in the product a multiple of 29? There are only 21 consecutive factors, so it's not guaranteed, so you'll have to check whether there is a multiple of 29 between 140 and 160.

140/29 = 4.8
160/29 = 5.5
so, one of the numbers is 29*5

Thus, the product is divisible by 4321