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We can show that $\sum_{k=3}^n \frac{n!}{(n-k)! n^k k} = \Theta(\ln(n))$

using the fact that $\sum_{k=3}^n \frac{1}{k} = \Theta(\ln(n))$

and $\frac{n!}{(n-k)! n^k} = \Theta(1)$ when $k=[\sqrt{n}]$.

But is it possible to find the exact constant $c$ such that $\sum_{k=3}^n \frac{n!}{(n-k)! n^k k} \sim c \ln{n}$?

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