How do you simplify #6!#?

1 Answer
Nov 28, 2015

#6! = 720#

Explanation:

#6! = 6 xx 5 xx 4 xx 3 xx 2 xx 1 = 720#

You may find it helpful to memorise the first few factorials:

#1! = 1#

#2! = 2 * 1! = 2#

#3! = 3 * 2! = 6#

#4! = 4 * 3! = 24#

#5! = 5 * 4! = 120#

#6! = 6 * 5! = 720#

#7! = 7 * 6! = 5040#

#8! = 8 * 7! = 40320#

#9! = 9 * 8! = 362880#

#10! = 10 * 9! = 3628800#