Problem Statement
PROBLEM STATEMENT Given a number n and a base b, return the largest power of b that divides n factorial. DEFINITION Class: Factorials Paramenters: int, int Returns: int Method signature (be sure your method is public): int largestPower(int n, int b); NOTES TopCoder will ensure the validity of the inputs. Inputs are valid if all of the following criteria are met: - n will be between 1 and 50 inclusive. - b will be between 2 and 29 inclusive. EXAMPLES 1. If n = 5, and b = 2. - 5! = 120 = 2^3 * 15. Return 3. 2. If n = 7, and b = 5. - 7! = 5040 = 5^1 * 1008. Return 1. 3. If n = 11, and b = 3. - 11! = 39916800 = 3^4 * 492800. Return 4. Notes to admins: This problem gets tough for bigger numbers where n! is greater than Integer.MAX_VALUE. The solution is pretty simple when b is prime in that case, but when b is composite it gets tricky.
Definition
- Class:
- Factorials
- Method:
- largestPower
- Parameters:
- int, int
- Returns:
- int
- Method signature:
- int largestPower(int param0, int param1)
- (be sure your method is public)
Constraints
Examples
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