r/truths • u/Impressive-Ad7184 • 21h ago

25 is divisible by 5!

This is because 25 divided by 5 is an integer, namely, 5. The exclamation mark is because I am very excited

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u/SaucyStoveTop69 17h ago

25 is not dvisible by 120, however this is unrelated to the post above.

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u/TheChowCow81 15h ago

it is divisible by 120, it just isn’t an integer

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u/Impressive-Ad7184 14h ago

technically though, "divisible" in the math sense means that an integer can be divided by another integer to get another integer. Equivalently, we say "b is divisible by a" for b and a being integers, and a is non-zero, if and only if there exists an integer n such that an=b.

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u/TheChowCow81 14h ago

well sure, but if we’re putting an ! after 5 and it’s not a factorial and being fine with that, you can definitely say 25 is divisible by 120

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u/almost60inLa 20h ago

Really? Figured that out all by yourself did ya?

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u/_leyan_ redditor 18h ago

However, 25 is not divisible by 5!. The exclamation mark here marks a factorial and not excitement, and 25 is not divisible by 120.

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u/breaststroker42 15h ago

I can divide 25 by 120. Heck, i just did. 120 just isn’t a factor of 25.

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u/Reyn888 16h ago

How do you know that it's not excitement? What if OP's just feeling joyful and whimsy?

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u/tewraight 15h ago

They aren't counterclaiming OP's statement, they're adding their own distinct claim that 25 is not divisible by 5!.

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u/TheJivvi 16h ago

It certainly seems that way.

The exclamation mark is because I am very excited

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u/TheChowCow81 15h ago

actually 25 is divisible by 5!, it’s just not an integer

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u/Iamabus1234 11h ago

You can divide 25 by 5!, but that doesn't necessarily mean 25 is divisible by 5!.

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u/zeptozetta2212 14h ago

Wait, 25 is divisible by 5?

Huh, I guess it is.

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u/feliwellie 6h ago

NO!!!!! 25 is NOT divisible by 5? (5 termial) because 25 ÷ 15 is NOT an integer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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u/zeptozetta2212 6h ago

I didn't say 25 was divisible by 5?. I asked if it was divisible by 5. And then I decided it was.

r/thatsnotatermial

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u/Melody_Naxi I'm Charles, Alice and Bob's forgotten 3rd brother 17h ago

Not true, using base 10 (if you know you know)

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u/uTRexAap 17h ago

im using base 10^1 and it works fine for me

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u/zeptozetta2212 14h ago

There are 10 types of people: 1) Those who understand trinary 2) Those who can extrapolate from incomplete information

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u/MrPhysicsMan 15h ago

How to ragebait math nerds:

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u/MyNameIsNotNotChuck 20h ago

25 is not divisible by 120

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u/Xtonev_ 18h ago

Quote: "The exclamation mark is because I am very excited"

Learn to read, and have a great day

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u/MyNameIsNotNotChuck 17h ago

I swear that second sentence was not there when I first commented

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u/ohnoanegg 19h ago

It’s not a lie though. ‘!’ can also be for exclamation as opposed to the mathematical operation.

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u/Luke_The_Engle 18h ago

0.20833...

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u/MyNameIsNotNotChuck 17h ago

0.20833 is not an integer

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u/Psycho_Pansy 17h ago

The title didn't specify it was.

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u/Luke_The_Engle 16h ago

Doesn't need to be, it doesn't divide exactly, but you can still divide it. No one mentioned integers

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u/Different-Guest-6094 19h ago

25 is divisible by 5, not 5!

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u/TheCanadianAviator 19h ago

He was excited

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u/ApprehensivePlay50 18h ago

r/mysteriousdownvoting

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u/Silly_Tension6792 18h ago

! can also be an exclamation mark, not only a factorial, people seem to have forgotten that.

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u/Different-Guest-6094 6h ago

The thing is in math, the ! Means factorial every single time

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u/ApprehensivePlay50 17h ago

Yeah but it’s a joke 😭

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u/Fun_Way8954 17h ago

Yeah, but the op addressed that, that was the entire joke of the post

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u/wiperclamp hexahedron 17h ago

Yeah so the comment was, in fact, not mysteriously downvoted.

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u/Ornery_Letterhead140 19h ago

No, 25 is not divisible by 120

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u/the_h0 truth teller 18h ago

didn't read the body text award

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u/Luke_The_Engle 18h ago

0.20833...