Smarandache function (English, name)
expansion: the Smarandache function
Senses:
topics: mathematics
number-theory
sciences
glosses: A function, denoted by S(n) for some positive integer n, that yields the smallest number s such that n divides the factorial s!. For example, the number 8 does not divide 1!, 2!, 3!, but does divide 4!, so S(8) = 4.
Forms:
form: the Smarandache function
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