Evaluate 6! divided by 2!
6*5*4*3= 30*12 = 360
To evaluate the expression 6! divided by 2!, we need to calculate the value of both 6! (6 factorial) and 2! (2 factorial) separately, and then divide one by the other.
Factorial is a mathematical operation denoted by an exclamation mark (!). It means multiplying a number by all positive integers less than it down to 1.
To calculate 6!, we multiply 6 by all the positive integers less than it down to 1:
6! = 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 720
To calculate 2!, we multiply 2 by all the positive integers less than it down to 1:
2! = 2 x 1 = 2
Now that we have the values of both 6! and 2!, we can divide one by the other:
6!/2! = 720/2 = 360
Therefore, 6! divided by 2! is equal to 360.