LAHORE: The Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday made his Twitter followers face a mathematical conundrum by updating his status with a complex question and asking ‘genius’ people to answer the riddle.
Any mathematical genius here who can give a proof of this claim ? https://t.co/xqUaXJ2bOz
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) April 5, 2018
The riddle was taken from Fermat’s Library.
Apart from 1 and 2, these are the only two numbers which are equal to the sum of the factorials of their respective digits. pic.twitter.com/nFW5OmGWtW
— Fermat’s Library (@fermatslibrary) April 5, 2018
The tweet received a wide range of interesting replies. One social media user left to stone unturned to add a tinge of politics in which he advised the CM to ask this question from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan since no one can be more apt than him in mathematics.
Maybe IK can answer it better. He is really good at speaking numbers.
-300 billion
-9000 billion ?— Mohammad usama (@RealusamaQ) April 5, 2018
Another user, Amer, attempted to answer the question right after which he demanded a laptop from him as a token of appreciation.
1+1*2*3*4+1*2*3*4*5=145
1+24+120 =145
1*2*3*4*5+1+1*2*3*4*5+1*2*3*4*5*6*7*8+1*2*3*4*5=40585
24+1+120+40320+120=40585In second equation is correct in a way that 0!=1
— Amer (@am3r_s) April 5, 2018
Now i deserve a lap top please 🙂
— Amer (@am3r_s) April 5, 2018
However, a number of used sarcastic language to slam the CM on his post which was an attempt to engage with his followers in a unique and different way.
