Random divisor of 20 factorial being a multiple of 20
Question
A divisor of is chosen uniformly at random from all of its positive divisors. What is the probability that the chosen divisor is a multiple of ?
Short answer
. Since , a divisor picks each prime exponent independently and uniformly. It is a multiple of when the exponent of 2 is at least 2 () and of 5 at least 1 (), giving .
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- Counting and Combinatorics
- Continuous Random Variables and Probability Density Functions
- Cumulative Distribution Functions
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