Using the fact that n!=n⋅(n−1)!, we can write: ABCDE=98!⋅(99⋅98!)=99⋅(98!)2=11⋅32⋅(98!)2=100⋅99⋅(98!)2=11⋅102⋅32⋅(98!)2=100⋅(99!)2=102⋅(99!)2=101⋅100⋅(99!)2=101⋅102⋅(99!)2=101⋅(100!)2 We see that (C)99!⋅100! is a square, and because 11, and 101 are primes, none of the other four choices are squares.
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