Do Not Multiply Out

What is the units digit of

1 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 9 ? 1 \times 3 \times 5 \times 7 \times 9 ?

5 9 3 7 1

This section requires Javascript.
You are seeing this because something didn't load right. We suggest you, (a) try refreshing the page, (b) enabling javascript if it is disabled on your browser and, finally, (c) loading the non-javascript version of this page . We're sorry about the hassle.

3 solutions

Naren Bhandari
Jul 25, 2018

Notice that last digit of n ! ! = 5 , if n is odd number > 3 \text{last digit of } n!! = 5 , \text{if n is odd number > 3 } Since 9 9 is an odd number. Thus, the last digit of 9 ! ! = 1 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 9 9!! = 1 \times 3 \times 5 \times 7 \times 9 is 5 \boxed{5} .


If n > 3 n> 3 is an odd number. Then n ! ! = n × ( n 2 ) × ( n 4 ) × × 5 × 3 = 5 { n × ( n 2 ) × ( n 4 ) × × 3 odd number } = 5 ( 2 k + 1 ) m o d ( 10 ) = 5 c , k N \begin{aligned}n!! & = n \times (n-2) \times (n-4) \times \cdots \times 5 \times 3 \\ & = 5 \left\{ \underbrace{n \times (n-2) \times (n-4) \times \cdots \times 3}_{\text{odd number }}\right\} \\ & = 5\,(2k+1)\mod(10) =5\phantom{c} , k \in\mathbb N \end{aligned} Thus the last digit of n ! ! n!! is always 5 5 for n > 3 n>3 .


Problem After being inspired by this

X X
Jul 26, 2018

The result is a multiple of 5,so it ends in 5 or 0,but since it is an odd number,the answer should be 5.

That's what I did

Can you please help me with these ?

Syed Hamza Khalid - 2 years, 8 months ago
Avner Lim
Mar 10, 2021

Since we are multiplying by 5 5 and that there are no even numbers, the units digit will be 5 \boxed{5} .

0 pending reports

×

Problem Loading...

Note Loading...

Set Loading...