3 3 votes $ A\ man \ has \ 1!+2!+3!+...... +1000! \ chocolates \ which \ he \ has \ to \ divide \ equally \ among \ \color{red} n \ children. \ Least \ possible \ value \ of \ \color{red}n \ is $ Quantitative Aptitude quantitative-aptitude + – Anjan 596 views answer comment Share Follow Print See all 2 Comments 2 2 Comments reply joshi_nitish commented Nov 15, 2017 reply Follow flag least possible value of n could be 1, but least possible value of n>1 will be, 1! + 2! + 3! +4! + 5! + 6!......1000! = 1 + 2 + 2.3 + 2.3.4 + 2.3.4.5 + 2.3.4.5.6......... =3 + 2.3 + 2.3.4 + 2.3.4.5 + 2.3.4.5.6....... taking 3 common out -> 3(1 + 2 + 2.4 + 2.4.5 + 2.4.5.6..........), now since 3 is a factor of above series therefore n=3 will be minimum value such that chcolates are distributed equally. 4 4 replyShare Anjan commented Nov 15, 2017 reply Follow flag In some ,question modified by removing that least part .. Is 5,7 possible? 0 0 replyShare Please log in or register to add a comment.