3 3 , 4 4 tower

3 4 5 6 7 8 \huge \color{#3D99F6}{3}^{\color{#20A900}{4}^{\color{#D61F06}{5}^{\color{#69047E}{6}^{\color{#624F41}{7}^{\color{#E81990}{8}}}}}}

What's the last digit of the number above?

1 7 9 3 None of these 5

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5 solutions

Md Mehedi Hasan
Nov 28, 2017

3 1 = 3 3 2 = 9 3 3 = 27 3 4 = 81 3 5 = 243 3 6 = 729 3 7 = 2187 3 8 = 6561 3 9 = 19683 \begin{aligned} 3^1&=3\\3^2&=9\\3^3&=27\\3^4&=81\\3^5&=243\\3^6&=729\\3^7&=2187\\3^8&=6561\\3^9&=19683\end{aligned}\\\vdots\quad \vdots\quad \vdots

Here we can see, changing exponent 4 4 , the last digit remains same. Again if exponent is divisible by 4 than the last digit come 1 1 .

Here, the 3 3 's exponent 4 5 6 7 8 \huge {\color{#20A900}{4}^{\color{#D61F06}{5}^{\color{#69047E}{6}^{\color{#624F41}{7}^{\color{#E81990}{8}}}}}} is divisible by 4 4 .

So, it's last digit is 1 \boxed1

Let the given number be N = 3 2 n N = 3^{2n} , where n n is a positive integer. Note that the assumption is valid. Then we have:

N 3 2 n 9 n ( 10 1 ) n ( 1 ) n (mod 10) N \equiv 3^{2n} \equiv 9^n \equiv (10-1)^n \equiv (-1)^n \text{ (mod 10)}

Note that n n is even and we have N 1 (mod 10) N \equiv \boxed{1}\text{ (mod 10)} .

ok got it.

Pierre Shechter - 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Renz Sibal
Dec 5, 2017

Let (n) end = last digit of a big number n.

(If there is an actual symbol for this, I don't know, so don't blame me)

Know:

3^1 end = 3

3^2 end = 9

3^3 end = 7

3^4 end = 1

4 raised to any number is always divisible by 4.

So, the exponent of 3 (overall) is divisible by 4.

Since it is always divisible by 4, 3^4...^8 will end in 1.

The answer is 1.

12/9/2017

Edit: Credit goes to Munem Sahariar for pointing this out. :)

4 raised to 0 is 1.

But we have a different case here.

4 raised to any positive integer greater than 1 is always divisible by 4.

Clearly, the exponent of 4, which is 5^6^7^8, is a positive integer greater than 1.

So, it is still the same.

4 raised to any number is always divisible by 4.

The statement is false. 4 0 = 1 4^0 =1 and 1 is not divisible by 4.

Munem Shahriar - 3 years, 6 months ago

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good point. thanks! I'll edit it so that there will be clarificarions. :D

Renz Sibal - 3 years, 6 months ago
Shreya Singh
Feb 8, 2018

3^4×5×6×7×8 = 3^6720 , 6720 is divisible by 4 so ans=1 because ( odd no.^4n = .............1 )

Starting from top 7^8 and 7 repeats its last digit after every 4 powers. As, 1,7,49,343,2401 And since we have 7^8 hence on counting 8, we get 7,9,3,1,7,9,3,1 So 1st part will last with a '1'

Then 6^(....1)=(....6)

5^(...6) = (....5) As 5 always results 5 as the last term of each of its power greater than 0

Then 4^5 = (....4) use the same rule

And then 3^4=(....1) as it repeats after every 4

Hence answer is 1

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