What is the number of zeros of antiderivatives of $(x-1)(x-2)^2(x-3)^3(x-4)^4$?

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For each $x \in \mathbb{R}$, let $f(x) = (x-1)(x-2)^2(x-3)^3(x-4)^4$. This defines a function $f : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$. There is a unique natural number $k$ such that every antiderivative of $f$ has either $k$ zeros or $k+2$ zeros. The natural $k$ equals to?