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$$1\times1!+2\times2!+...+k\times k!+(k+1)\times(k+1)!$$$$=(k+1)!-1+(k+1)\times(k+1)!$$ $$=(1+k+1)(k+1)!-1$$ $$=(k+2)!-1$$

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$$1!\times2!\times3!\times...\times100! =1^{100}\times2^{99}\times3^{98}\times...\times100^1$$ $$=\left[1^{100}\times3^{98}\times...\times99^2\right]\times\left[2^{99}\times4^{97}\times...\times100^1\right]$$ $$=\left[1^{50}\times3^{49}\times...\times99^1\right]^2\times\left[2^{99}\times4^{97}\times...\times100^1\right]$$ $$=\left[1^{50}\times3^{49}\times...\times99^1\right]^2\times\left[(2\times1)^{99}\times(2\times2)^{97}\times...\times(2\times50)^1\right]$$ $$=\left[1^{50}\times3^{49}\times...\times99^1\right]^2\times2^{99+97+...+1}\left[1^{99}\times2^{97}\times...\times50^1\right]$$ $$=\left[1^{50}\times3^{49}\times...\times99^1\right]^2\times2^{2500}\left[1^{99}\times2^{97}\times...\times50^1\right]$$ $$\frac{1!\times2!\times3!\times...\times100! }{50!}=\left[1^{50}\times3^{49}\times...\times99^1\right]^2\times2^{2500}\left[1^{98}\times2^{96}\times...\times50^0\right]$$ $$=\left[1^{50}\times3^{49}\times...\times99^1\times2^{1250}\times1^{49}\times2^{48}\times...\times50^0\right]^2$$

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