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Erdős problem 373

Show that the equation n!=a_1!a_2!···a_k!, with n−1 > a_1 ≥ a_2 ≥ ··· ≥ a_k, has only finitely many solutions.

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Hickerson conjectured the largest solution the equation n!=a_1!a_2!···a_k!, with n−1 > a_1 ≥ a_2 ≥ ··· ≥ a_k, is 16!=14!5!2!.

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(16, [14, 5, 2]) ∈ Erdos373.S ∧ ∀ s ∈ Erdos373.S, s.1 ≤ 16
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