Problem 51565. Convert a number from base 10 to factorial notation

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Nikolaos Nikolaou on 26 Apr 2021

is it me or there are issues with the tolerance?

ChrisR on 26 Apr 2021

Nikolaos, what problems did you encounter?

goc3 on 10 May 2022

This, and its companion problem, are a great challenge. Well done.

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