freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/10-coding-interview-prep/project-euler/problem-231-the-prime-facto...

---
id: 5900f4531000cf542c50ff66
title: 'Problem 231: The prime factorisation of binomial coefficients'
challengeType: 5
forumTopicId: 301875
dashedName: problem-231-the-prime-factorisation-of-binomial-coefficients
---

# --description--

The binomial coefficient 10C3 = 120.

120 = 23 × 3 × 5 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5, and 2 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 5 = 14.

So the sum of the terms in the prime factorisation of 10C3 is 14.

Find the sum of the terms in the prime factorisation of 20000000C15000000.

# --hints--

`euler231()` should return 7526965179680.

```js
assert.strictEqual(euler231(), 7526965179680);
```

# --seed--

## --seed-contents--

```js
function euler231() {

  return true;
}

euler231();
```

# --solutions--

```js
// solution required
```
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+								---
 								id: 5900f4531000cf542c50ff66
 								title: 'Problem 231: The prime factorisation of binomial coefficients'
-												Feat: add new Markdown parser (#39800)

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+								challengeType: 5
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+								forumTopicId: 301875
-												feat(curriculum): restore seed + solution to Chinese (#40683)

* feat(tools): add seed/solution restore script

* chore(curriculum): remove empty sections' markers

* chore(curriculum): add seed + solution to Chinese

* chore: remove old formatter

* fix: update getChallenges

parse translated challenges separately, without reference to the source

* chore(curriculum): add dashedName to English

* chore(curriculum): add dashedName to Chinese

* refactor: remove unused challenge property 'name'

* fix: relax dashedName requirement

* fix: stray tag

Remove stray `pre` tag from challenge file.

Signed-off-by: nhcarrigan <nhcarrigan@gmail.com>

Co-authored-by: nhcarrigan <nhcarrigan@gmail.com>
											
										
										
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+								dashedName: problem-231-the-prime-factorisation-of-binomial-coefficients
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+								---
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+								# --description--
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+								The binomial coefficient 10C3 = 120.
-												Feat: add new Markdown parser (#39800)

and change all the challenges to new `md` format.
											
										
										
											2020-11-27 18:02:05 +00:00
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+= 23 × 3 × 5 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5, and 2 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 5 = 14.
-												Feat: add new Markdown parser (#39800)

and change all the challenges to new `md` format.
											
										
										
											2020-11-27 18:02:05 +00:00
-												feat(challenge-md): Add initial markdown challenge files

											
										
										
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+								So the sum of the terms in the prime factorisation of 10C3 is 14.
 								Find the sum of the terms in the prime factorisation of 20000000C15000000.
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+								# --hints--
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-												Feat: add new Markdown parser (#39800)

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+								`euler231()` should return 7526965179680.
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-												Feat: add new Markdown parser (#39800)

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+								```js
 								assert.strictEqual(euler231(), 7526965179680);
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+								```
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+								# --seed--
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+								## --seed-contents--
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 								```js
 								function euler231() {
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+								  return true;
 								}
 								euler231();
 								```
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+								# --solutions--
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 								```js
 								// solution required
 								```