chongo@nsc.uucp (Curt Noll) (08/23/83)
Dr. Jurca related the following problem which Laura Glenn (who was Laura Nickel or opje) and i presented the following problem to the West Coast Number Ther. Conf. of 1978: for what integers a,b,c > 0 does a! * b! = c! solutions fall into to classes: recusive class: a = (n! - 1)! and b = n! thus c = (n!)! special class: a = 6 b = 7 c = 10 the question is, are there other members of the special class? i.e., is 6!*7!=10! the only member of the special class? many noted people in number theory are working on this problem, and several computers are looking for alternative solutions. any ideas???????? nsc!chongo /\../\