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What are the last four digits of 25 2001 { 25 }^{ 2001 } ?


The answer is 5625.

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2 5 3 5625 ( m o d 10000 ) 25^{3} \equiv 5625 \pmod{10000}
2 5 4 0625 ( m o d 10000 ) 25^{4} \equiv 0625 \pmod{10000}
2 5 5 5625 ( m o d 10000 ) 25^{5} \equiv 5625 \pmod{10000}
2 5 6 0625 ( m o d 10000 ) 25^{6} \equiv 0625 \pmod{10000}
Thus,


2 5 2 n 0625 ( m o d 10000 ) , n 2 25^{2n} \equiv 0625 \pmod{10000} , n \ge 2
2 5 2 n 1 5625 ( m o d 10000 ) , n 2 25^{2n-1} \equiv 5625 \pmod{10000} , n \ge 2
2 5 2001 5625 ( m o d 10000 ) \therefore 25^{2001} \equiv 5625 \pmod{10000}

Brian Jung
Feb 23, 2016

Yeah, I got the answer, but how can we prove that this is not a coincidence without actually trying?

Its obvious since a fixed number multiplied by 25 will always yield the same answer.

Rishik Jain - 5 years, 3 months ago

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What if the number were not 25. Is there still a clever "pattern" we could find?

Brian Jung - 5 years, 3 months ago

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The number being multiplied is 25. So I don't understand the need for another pattern here.

Rishik Jain - 5 years, 3 months ago

Yo Yo Honey Singh.

asad bhai - 5 years, 3 months ago

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