What is the largest positive integer n such that 33 is divisible by 2 n is?

Solution : For prime number `p` and `n in N`, the highest power of `p` that divides `n!` is given by,
`sum_(k ge 1) [n/p^k]`.
Here, `n = 33` and `p = 2`. So, highest power that divides `33! = [33/2]+[33/2^2]+[33/2^3]+[33/2^4]+[33/2^5]`
`=16+8+4+2+1 = 31`
So, `33!` can be divided by `2^31`.
So, `33!` is divisible by `2^15` and maximun value of `n` is `31` such that `33!` is divisible by `2^31`.

33! = 33 × 32 × 31 × 30 × 29 … × 16 × 8 × 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 

= 33 × (2)5 × 31 × 30 × 29 × … × (2)4 … × (2)3 × 7 × 6 × 5 × (2)2 × 3 × (2)1 × 1 

Now take all 2’s out we get 

33! = (2)5 ∙ (2)4 ∙ (2)3 ∙ (2)2 ∙ (2)1 [33 × 31 × 30 × 29 × … × 1] [33 × 31 × 30 × 29 × … × 1] 

contains numbers 6, 10, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 

which have 2 as one of their factors. 

So, the product of 2 present in these numbers 

= 2 × 2 × 22 × 2 × 2 × 22 × 2 × 23 × 2 × 22 × 2 

= 216 

Therefore, we have 215 × 216 = 231 

Thus, 31 is the largest integer such that 33! Is divisible by 2n.

A power of two is a number of the form 2n where n is an integer, that is, the result of exponentiation with number two as the base and integer n as the exponent.

In a context where only integers are considered, n is restricted to non-negative values, so there are 1, 2, and 2 multiplied by itself a certain number of times.

The first ten powers of 2 for non-negative values of n are:

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, ... (sequence A000079 in the OEIS)

Because two is the base of the binary numeral system, powers of two are common in computer science. Written in binary, a power of two always has the form 100...000 or 0.00...001, just like a power of 10 in the decimal system.

Computer science[edit]

Two to the exponent of n, written as 2n, is the number of ways the bits in a binary word of length n can be arranged. A word, interpreted as an unsigned integer, can represent values from 0 (000...0002) to 2n − 1 (111...1112) inclusively. Corresponding signed integer values can be positive, negative and zero; see signed number representations. Either way, one less than a power of two is often the upper bound of an integer in binary computers. As a consequence, numbers of this form show up frequently in computer software. As an example, a video game running on an 8-bit system might limit the score or the number of items the player can hold to 255—the result of using a byte, which is 8 bits long, to store the number, giving a maximum value of 28 − 1 = 255. For example, in the original Legend of Zelda the main character was limited to carrying 255 rupees (the currency of the game) at any given time, and the video game Pac-Man famously has a at level 256.

Powers of two are often used to measure computer memory. A byte is now considered eight bits (an octet), resulting in the possibility of 256 values (28). (The term byte once meant (and in some cases, still means) a , typically of 5 to 32 bits, rather than only an 8-bit unit.) The prefix kilo, in conjunction with byte, may be, and has traditionally been, used, to mean 1,024 (210). However, in general, the term kilo has been used in the International System of Units to mean 1,000 (103). Binary prefixes have been standardized, such as kibi (Ki) meaning 1,024. Nearly all processor registers have sizes that are powers of two, 32 or 64 being very common.

Powers of two occur in a range of other places as well. For many disk drives, at least one of the sector size, number of sectors per track, and number of tracks per surface is a power of two. The logical block size is almost always a power of two.

Numbers that are not powers of two occur in a number of situations, such as video resolutions, but they are often the sum or product of only two or three powers of two, or powers of two minus one. For example, 640 = 32 × 20, and 480 = 32 × 15. Put another way, they have fairly regular bit patterns.

Mersenne and Fermat primes[edit]

A prime number that is one less than a power of two is called a Mersenne prime. For example, the prime number 31 is a Mersenne prime because it is 1 less than 32 (25). Similarly, a prime number (like 257) that is one more than a positive power of two is called a Fermat prime—the exponent itself is a power of two. A fraction that has a power of two as its denominator is called a dyadic rational. The numbers that can be represented as sums of consecutive positive integers are called polite numbers; they are exactly the numbers that are not powers of two.

Euclid's Elements, Book IX[edit]

The geometric progression 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, ... (or, in the binary numeral system, 1, 10, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, ... ) is important in number theory. Book IX, Proposition 36 of Elements proves that if the sum of the first n terms of this progression is a prime number (and thus is a Mersenne prime as mentioned above), then this sum times the nth term is a perfect number. For example, the sum of the first 5 terms of the series 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 16 = 31, which is a prime number. The sum 31 multiplied by 16 (the 5th term in the series) equals 496, which is a perfect number.

Book IX, Proposition 35, proves that in a geometric series if the first term is subtracted from the second and last term in the sequence, then as the excess of the second is to the first—so is the excess of the last to all those before it. (This is a restatement of our formula for geometric series from above.) Applying this to the geometric progression 31, 62, 124, 248, 496 (which results from 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 by multiplying all terms by 31), we see that 62 minus 31 is to 31 as 496 minus 31 is to the sum of 31, 62, 124, 248. Therefore, the numbers 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 31, 62, 124 and 248 add up to 496 and further these are all the numbers that divide 496. For suppose that p divides 496 and it is not amongst these numbers. Assume p q is equal to 16 × 31, or 31 is to q as p is to 16. Now p cannot divide 16 or it would be amongst the numbers 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16. Therefore, 31 cannot divide q. And since 31 does not divide q and q measures 496, the fundamental theorem of arithmetic implies that q must divide 16 and be amongst the numbers 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16. Let q be 4, then p must be 124, which is impossible since by hypothesis p is not amongst the numbers 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 31, 62, 124 or 248.

Table of values[edit]

(sequence A000079 in the OEIS)

n2nn2nn2nn2n011665,536324,294,967,29648281,474,976,710,6561217131,072338,589,934,59249562,949,953,421,3122418262,1443417,179,869,184501,125,899,906,842,6243819524,2883534,359,738,368512,251,799,813,685,248416201,048,5763668,719,476,736524,503,599,627,370,496532212,097,15237137,438,953,472539,007,199,254,740,992664224,194,30438274,877,906,9445418,014,398,509,481,9847128238,388,60839549,755,813,8885536,028,797,018,963,96882562416,777,216401,099,511,627,7765672,057,594,037,927,93695122533,554,432412,199,023,255,55257144,115,188,075,855,872101,0242667,108,864424,398,046,511,10458288,230,376,151,711,744112,04827134,217,728438,796,093,022,20859576,460,752,303,423,488124,09628268,435,4564417,592,186,044,416601,152,921,504,606,846,976138,19229536,870,9124535,184,372,088,832612,305,843,009,213,693,9521416,384301,073,741,8244670,368,744,177,664624,611,686,018,427,387,9041532,768312,147,483,64847140,737,488,355,328639,223,372,036,854,775,808

Starting with 2 the last digit is periodic with period 4, with the cycle 2–4–8–6–, and starting with 4 the last two digits are periodic with period 20. These patterns are generally true of any power, with respect to any base. The pattern continues where each pattern has starting point 2k, and the period is the multiplicative order of 2 modulo 5k, which is φ(5k) = 4 × 5k−1 (see Multiplicative group of integers modulo n).[citation needed]

Powers of 1024[edit]

(sequence A140300 in the OEIS)

The first few powers of 210 are slightly larger than those same powers of 1000 (103):

20=1= 10000(0% deviation)210=1 024≈ 10001(2.4% deviation)220=1 048 576≈ 10002(4.9% deviation)230=1 073 741 824≈ 10003(7.4% deviation)240=1 099 511 627 776≈ 10004(10.0% deviation)250=1 125 899 906 842 624≈ 10005(12.6% deviation)260=1 152 921 504 606 846 976≈ 10006(15.3% deviation)270=1 180 591 620 717 411 303 424≈ 10007(18.1% deviation)280=1 208 925 819 614 629 174 706 176≈ 10008(20.9% deviation)290=1 237 940 039 285 380 274 899 124 224≈ 10009(23.8% deviation)2100=1 267 650 600 228 229 401 496 703 205 376≈ 100010(26.8% deviation)2110=1 298 074 214 633 706 907 132 624 082 305 024≈ 100011(29.8% deviation)2120=1 329 227 995 784 915 872 903 807 060 280 344 576≈ 100012(32.9% deviation)2130=1 361 129 467 683 753 853 853 498 429 727 072 845 824≈ 100013(36.1% deviation)2140=1 393 796 574 908 163 946 345 982 392 040 522 594 123 776≈ 100014(39.4% deviation)2150=1 427 247 692 705 959 881 058 285 969 449 495 136 382 746 624≈ 100015(42.7% deviation)

Powers of two whose exponents are powers of two[edit]

Because data (specifically integers) and the addresses of data are stored using the same hardware, and the data is stored in one or more octets (23), double exponentials of two are common. For example,

n2n22n (sequence A001146 in the OEIS)01212424163825641665,5365324,294,967,29666418,​446,​744,​073,​709,​551,​616 (20 digits)7128340,​282,​366,​920,​938,​463,​463,​374,​607,​431,​768,​211,​456 (39 digits)8256115,​792,​089,​237,​316,​195,​423,​570,​985,​008,​687,​907,​853,​269,​984,​665,​640,​564,​039,​457,​584,​007,​913,​129,​639,​936 (78 digits)951213,​407,​807,​929,​942,​597,​099,​574,​024,​998,​205,​846,​127,​479,​365,​820,​592,​393,​377,​723,​561,​443,​721,​764,​030,​073,​546,​976,​801,​874,​298,​166,​903,​427,​690,​031,​858,​186,​486,​050,​853,​753,​882,​811,​946,​569,​946,​433,​649,​006,​084,​096 (155 digits)101,024179,​769,​313,​486,​231,​590,​772,​930,​...,​304,​835,​356,​329,​624,​224,​137,​216 (309 digits)112,04832,​317,​006,​071,​311,​007,​300,​714,​8...,​193,​555,​853,​611,​059,​596,​230,​656 (617 digits)124,0961,​044,​388,​881,​413,​152,​506,​691,​75...,​243,​804,​708,​340,​403,​154,​190,​336 (1,234 digits)138,1921,​090,​748,​135,​619,​415,​929,​462,​98...,​997,​186,​505,​665,​475,​715,​792,​896 (2,467 digits)1416,3841,​189,​731,​495,​357,​231,​765,​085,​75...,​460,​447,​027,​290,​669,​964,​066,​816 (4,933 digits)1532,7681,​415,​461,​031,​044,​954,​789,​001,​55...,​541,​122,​668,​104,​633,​712,​377,​856 (9,865 digits)1665,5362,​003,​529,​930,​406,​846,​464,​979,​07...,​339,​445,​587,​895,​905,​719,​156,​736 (19,729 digits)17131,0724,​014,​132,​182,​036,​063,​039,​166,​06...,​850,​665,​812,​318,​570,​934,​173,​696 (39,457 digits)18262,14416,​113,​257,​174,​857,​604,​736,​195,​7...,​753,​862,​605,​349,​934,​298,​300,​416 (78,914 digits)

Several of these numbers represent the number of values representable using common computer data types. For example, a 32-bit word consisting of 4 bytes can represent 232 distinct values, which can either be regarded as mere bit-patterns, or are more commonly interpreted as the unsigned numbers from 0 to 232 − 1, or as the range of signed numbers between −231 and 231 − 1. Also see tetration and . For more about representing signed numbers see two's complement.

In a connection with nimbers, these numbers are often called Fermat 2-powers.

The numbers 22n{\displaystyle 2^{2^{n}}}

form an irrationality sequence: for every sequence xi{\displaystyle x_{i}} of positive integers, the series

∑i=0∞122ixi=12x0+14x1+116x2+⋯{\displaystyle \sum _{i=0}^{\infty }{\frac {1}{2^{2^{i}}x_{i}}}={\frac {1}{2x_{0}}}+{\frac {1}{4x_{1}}}+{\frac {1}{16x_{2}}}+\cdots }

converges to an irrational number. Despite the rapid growth of this sequence, it is the slowest-growing irrationality sequence known.

Selected powers of two[edit]

28 = 256The number of values represented by the 8 bits in a byte, more specifically termed as an octet. (The term byte is often defined as a rather than the strict definition of an 8-bit quantity, as demonstrated by the term kilobyte.)210 = 1,024The binary approximation of the kilo-, or 1,000 multiplier, which causes a change of prefix. For example: 1,024 bytes = 1 kilobyte (or kibibyte).212 = 4,096The hardware page size of an Intel x86-compatible processor.215 = 32,768The number of non-negative values for a signed 16-bit integer.216 = 65,536The number of distinct values representable in a single word on a 16-bit processor, such as the original x86 processors.The maximum range of a short integer variable in the C#, and Java programming languages. The maximum range of a Word or Smallint variable in the Pascal programming language.The number of binary relations on a 4-element set.220 = 1,048,576The binary approximation of the mega-, or 1,000,000 multiplier, which causes a change of prefix. For example: 1,048,576 bytes = 1 megabyte (or mebibyte).224 = 16,777,216The number of unique colors that can be displayed in truecolor, which is used by common computer monitors.This number is the result of using the three-channel RGB system, with 8 bits for each channel, or 24 bits in total.The size of the largest unsigned integer or address in computers with 24-bit registers or data buses.229 = 536,870,912The largest power of two with distinct digits in base ten.230 = 1,073,741,824The binary approximation of the giga-, or 1,000,000,000 multiplier, which causes a change of prefix. For example, 1,073,741,824 bytes = 1 gigabyte (or gibibyte).231 = 2,147,483,648The number of non-negative values for a signed 32-bit integer. Since Unix time is measured in seconds since January 1, 1970, it will run out at 2,147,483,647 seconds or 03:14:07 UTC on Tuesday, 19 January 2038 on 32-bit computers running Unix, a problem known as the year 2038 problem.232 = 4,294,967,296The number of distinct values representable in a single word on a 32-bit processor. Or, the number of values representable in a on a 16-bit processor, such as the original x86 processors.The range of an int variable in the Java and C# programming languages.The range of a Cardinal or Integer variable in the Pascal programming language.The minimum range of a long integer variable in the C and C++ programming languages.The total number of IP addresses under IPv4. Although this is a seemingly large number, we've already run out of numbers for IPv4 addresses (but not for IPv6 addresses). See: IPv4 address exhaustion.The number of binary operations with domain equal to any 4-element set, such as GF(4).240 = 1,099,511,627,776The binary approximation of the tera-, or 1,000,000,000,000 multiplier, which causes a change of prefix. For example, 1,099,511,627,776 bytes = 1 terabyte or tebibyte.250 = 1,125,899,906,842,624The binary approximation of the peta-, or 1,000,000,000,000,000 multiplier. 1,125,899,906,842,624 bytes = 1 petabyte or pebibyte.253 = 9,007,199,254,740,992The number until which all integer values can exactly be represented in IEEE double precision floating-point format. Also the first power of 2 to start with the digit 9 in decimal.256 = 72,057,594,037,927,936The number of different possible keys in the obsolete 56 bit DES symmetric cipher.260 = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976The binary approximation of the exa-, or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 multiplier. 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes = 1 exabyte or exbibyte.263 = 9,223,372,036,854,775,808The number of non-negative values for a signed 64-bit integer.263 − 1, a common maximum value (equivalently the number of positive values) for a signed 64-bit integer in programming languages.264 = 18,446,744,073,709,551,616The number of distinct values representable in a single word on a 64-bit processor. Or, the number of values representable in a on a 32-bit processor. Or, the number of values representable in a on a 16-bit processor, such as the original x86 processors.The range of a long variable in the Java and C# programming languages.The range of a Int64 or QWord variable in the Pascal programming language.The total number of IPv6 addresses generally given to a single LAN or subnet.264 − 1, the number of grains of rice on a chessboard, according to the old story, where the first square contains one grain of rice and each succeeding square twice as many as the previous square. For this reason the number is sometimes known as the "chess number".264 − 1 is also the number of moves required to complete the legendary 64-disk version of the .268 = 295,147,905,179,352,825,856The first power of 2 to contain all decimal digits. (sequence A137214 in the OEIS)270 = 1,180,591,620,717,411,303,424The binary approximation of the zetta-, or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 multiplier. 1,180,591,620,717,411,303,424 bytes = 1 zettabyte (or zebibyte).280 = 1,208,925,819,614,629,174,706,176The binary approximation of the yotta-, or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 multiplier. 1,208,925,819,614,629,174,706,176 bytes = 1 yottabyte (or yobibyte).286 = 77,371,252,455,336,267,181,195,264286 is conjectured to be the largest power of two not containing a zero in decimal.296 = 79,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,950,336The total number of IPv6 addresses generally given to a local Internet registry. In CIDR notation, ISPs are given a /32, which means that 128-32=96 bits are available for addresses (as opposed to network designation). Thus, 296 addresses.2108 = 324,518,553,658,426,726,783,156,020,576,256The largest known power of 2 not containing a 9 in decimal. (sequence A035064 in the OEIS)2126 = 85,070,591,730,234,615,865,843,651,857,942,052,864The largest known power of 2 not containing a pair of consecutive equal digits. (sequence A050723 in the OEIS)2128 = 340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,768,211,456The total number of IP addresses available under IPv6. Also the number of distinct universally unique identifiers (UUIDs).2168 = 374,144,419,156,711,147,060,143,317,175,368,453,031,918,731,001,856The largest known power of 2 not containing all decimal digits (the digit 2 is missing in this case). (sequence A137214 in the OEIS)2192 = 6,277,101,735,386,680,763,835,789,423,207,666,416,102,355,444,464,034,512,896The total number of different possible keys in the AES 192-bit key space (symmetric cipher).2229 = 862,718,293,348,820,473,429,344,482,784,628,181,556,388,621,521,298,319,395,315,527,974,9122229 is the largest known power of two containing the least number of zeros relative to its power. It is conjectured by Metin Sariyar that every digit 0 to 9 is inclined to appear an equal number of times in the decimal expansion of power of two as the power increases. (sequence A330024 in the OEIS)2256 = 115,792,089,237,316,195,423,570,985,008,687,907,853,269,984,665,640,564,039,457,584,007,913,129,639,936The total number of different possible keys in the AES 256-bit key space (symmetric cipher).2333 = 17,498,005,798,264,095,394,980,017,816,940,970,922,825,355,447,145,699,491,406,164,851,279,623,993,595,007,385,788,105,416,184,430,592The smallest power of 2 greater than a googol (10100).21024 = 179,769,313,486,231,590,772,931,...,304,835,356,329,624,224,137,216The maximum number that can fit in an IEEE double-precision floating-point format, and hence the maximum number that can be represented by many programs, for example Microsoft Excel.282,589,933 = 148,894,445,742,041,...,210,325,217,902,592One more than the largest known prime number as of December 2018. It has 24,862,047 digits.

Other properties[edit]

As each increase in dimension doubles the number of shapes, the sum of coefficients on each row of Pascal's triangle is a power of two

The sum of powers of two from zero to a given power, inclusive, is 1 less than the next power of two, whereas the sum of powers of two from minus-infinity to a given power, inclusive, equals the next power of two

The sum of all n-choose binomial coefficients is equal to 2n. Consider the set of all n-digit binary integers. Its cardinality is 2n. It is also the sums of the cardinalities of certain subsets: the subset of integers with no 1s (consisting of a single number, written as n 0s), the subset with a single 1, the subset with two 1s, and so on up to the subset with n 1s (consisting of the number written as n 1s). Each of these is in turn equal to the binomial coefficient indexed by n and the number of 1s being considered (for example, there are 10-choose-3 binary numbers with ten digits that include exactly three 1s).

Currently, powers of two are the only known almost perfect numbers.

The number of vertices of an n-dimensional hypercube is 2n. Similarly, the number of (n − 1)-faces of an n-dimensional cross-polytope is also 2n and the formula for the number of x-faces an n-dimensional cross-polytope has is 2x(nx).{\displaystyle 2^{x}{\tbinom {n}{x}}.}

The sum of the reciprocals of the powers of two is 1. The sum of the reciprocals of the squared powers of two (powers of four) is 1/3.

The smallest natural power of two whose decimal representation begins with 7 is

246=70 368 744 177 664.{\displaystyle 2^{46}=70\ 368\ 744\ 177\ 664.}

Every power of 2 (excluding 1) can be written as the sum of four square numbers in 24 ways. The powers of 2 are the natural numbers greater than 1 that can be written as the sum of four square numbers in the fewest ways.

As a real polynomial, an + bn is irreducible, if and only if n is a power of two. (If n is odd, then an + bn is divisible by a+n, and if n is even but not a power of 2, then n can be written as n=mp, where m is odd, and thus an+bn=(ap)m+(bp)m{\displaystyle a^{n}+b^{n}=(a^{p})^{m}+(b^{p})^{m}}

, which is divisible by ap + bp.) But in the domain of complex numbers, the polynomial a2n+b2n{\displaystyle a^{2n}+b^{2n}} (where n>=1) can always be factorized as a2n+b2n=(an+bni)⋅(an−bni){\displaystyle a^{2n}+b^{2n}=(a^{n}+b^{n}i)\cdot (a^{n}-b^{n}i)}, even if n is a power of two.

Powers of two in music theory[edit]

In musical notation, all unmodified note values have a duration equal to a whole note divided by a power of two; for example a half note (1/2), a quarter note (1/4), an eighth note (1/8) and a sixteenth note (1/16). Dotted or otherwise modified notes have other durations. In time signatures the lower numeral, the beat unit, which can be seen as the denominator of a fraction, is almost always a power of two.

If the ratio of frequencies of two pitches is a power of two, then the interval between those pitches is full octaves. In this case, the corresponding notes have the same name.

Is n2 − n divisible by 2 for every positive integer n '?

What is the greatest positive integer n such that $3 N is a factor of $200 !$?