Find the last digit

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Find the unit’s digit of

3 1 389 + 5 ( 4 8 521 ) 2 85 3 92 + 1 3 1095 \large{31^{389}+5(48^{521})-2^{85}\cdot 3^{92}+13^{1095}}

7 3 5 0 6 1 2 4

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1 solution

Consider the first term: 3 1 389 31^{389}

1 1 raised to any number is 1 1 . So the units digit of the first term is 1 1 .

Consider the second term: 5 ( 4 8 521 ) 5(48^{521})

8 1 = 8 , 8 2 = 64 , 8 3 = 512 , 8 4 = 4096 , 8 5 = 32768 8^1=8, 8^2=64,8^3=512,8^4=4096,8^5=32768 . The units digit repeat in every cycle of 4 4 . The units digit of 4 8 521 48^{521} is:

521 4 = 130 \dfrac{521}{4}=130 remainder 1 1 . Since 1 1 is the remainder, the units digit is 8 8 . So the units digit of the second term ( 5 8 = 40 ) (5\cdot 8=40) is 0 0 .

Consider the third term: 2 85 3 92 2^{85} \cdot 3^{92}

2 1 = 2 , 2 2 = 4 , 2 3 = 8 , 2 4 = 16 , 2 5 = 32 2^1=2, 2^2=4, 2^3=8, 2^4=16, 2^5=32 . The units digit repeat in every cycle of 4 4 . The units digit of 2 85 2^{85} is:

85 4 = 21 \dfrac{85}{4}=21 remainder 1 1 . Since 1 1 is the remainder, the units digit is 2 2 .

3 1 = 3 , 3 2 = 9 , 3 3 = 27 , 3 4 = 81 , 3 5 = 243 3^1=3,3^2=9,3^3=27,3^4=81,3^5=243 . The units digit repeat in every cycle of 4 4 . The units digit of 3 92 3^{92} is:

92 4 = 23 \dfrac{92}{4}=23 . Since there is no remainder, the units digit is 1 1 . The units digit of the third term is 2 1 = 2 2\cdot 1=2 .

Consider the fourth term: 1 3 1095 13^{1095}

3 1 = 3 , 3 2 = 9 , 3 3 = 27 , 3 4 = 81 , 3 5 = 243 3^1=3,3^2=9,3^3=27,3^4=81,3^5=243 . The units digit repeat in every cycle of 4 4 . The units digit of 1 3 1095 13^{1095} is:

1095 4 = 273 \dfrac{1095}{4}=273 remainder 3 3 . Since 3 3 is the remainder, the units digit is 7 7 .

Hence,

1 + 0 2 + 7 = 6 1+0-2+7=\boxed{6}

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