A number theory problem by Trishit Chandra

What is the digit at the unit place of the following : (1!-2!+3!-4!+5!-.....+25!)^(1!-2!+3!-4!+5!-.....+25!)


The answer is 1.

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2 solutions

Adarsh Kumar
Aug 5, 2014

we know that after 5!(including)every number will have the unit digit as 0.We just need to consider 1!-2!+3!-4! which is equal to -19.=>the unit digit of the whole expression will be 1.1^anything has unit digit 1.

the unit digit of the whole expression is 9. 9^9 has the unit digit of 1.

Trishit Chandra - 6 years, 9 months ago
Fox To-ong
Jan 5, 2015

always 1 point something...meaning unit digit is always 1

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