What is the smallest number n such that n! (n factorial) is greater than 1000?
Category: Math · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Calculate factorials until you exceed 1000.
Answer
7
Explanation
7! = 5040, which is the first factorial greater than 1000.
This is a expert math riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is 7.
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