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16.05. Factorial Zeros

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Description

Write an algorithm which computes the number of trailing zeros in n factorial.

Example 1:

Input: 3
Output: 0
Explanation: 3! = 6, no trailing zero.

Example 2:

Input: 5
Output: 1
Explanation: 5! = 120, one trailing zero.

Note: Your solution should be in logarithmic time complexity.

Solutions

Solution 1: Mathematics

The problem is actually asking for the number of factors of $5$ in $[1,n]$.

Let's take $130$ as an example:

1. Divide $130$ by $5$ for the first time, and get $26$, which means there are $26$ numbers containing a factor of $5$.
2. Divide $26$ by $5$ for the second time, and get $5$, which means there are $5$ numbers containing a factor of $5^2$.
3. Divide $5$ by $5$ for the third time, and get $1$, which means there is $1$ number containing a factor of $5^3$.
4. Add up all the counts to get the total number of factors of $5$ in $[1,n]$.

The time complexity is $O(\log n)$, and the space complexity is $O(1)$.

Python3

class Solution:
    def trailingZeroes(self, n: int) -> int:
        ans = 0
        while n:
            n //= 5
            ans += n
        return ans

Java

class Solution {
    public int trailingZeroes(int n) {
        int ans = 0;
        while (n > 0) {
            n /= 5;
            ans += n;
        }
        return ans;
    }
}

C++

class Solution {
public:
    int trailingZeroes(int n) {
        int ans = 0;
        while (n) {
            n /= 5;
            ans += n;
        }
        return ans;
    }
};

Go

func trailingZeroes(n int) int {
	ans := 0
	for n > 0 {
		n /= 5
		ans += n
	}
	return ans
}

TypeScript

function trailingZeroes(n: number): number {
    let ans = 0;
    while (n > 0) {
        n = Math.floor(n / 5);
        ans += n;
    }
    return ans;
}

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