Last Digit

Find the last digit of 1 5 + 2 5 + + 9 9 5 1^5+2^5+\cdots +99^5 .


The answer is 0.

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2 solutions

Finn C
May 20, 2016

Every number when put to the power of 5, has the same last digit of the number you put to the power of 5.

Therefore, you add all the numbers from 1 - 99 to get your answer.

Given we know 1 + 2 + 3 +.... + 100 = 5050, we subtract 100 to find 1 + 2 + 3 +.... + 99.

5050 - 100

= 495 0

good different approach and thought

Ayush G Rai - 5 years ago
展豪 張
May 10, 2016

ϕ ( 10 ) = 10 × ( 1 1 2 ) × ( 1 1 5 ) = 4 \phi(10)=10\times(1-\dfrac 12)\times(1-\dfrac 15)=4
1 5 + 2 5 + + 9 9 5 1 + 2 + + 99 = 4950 0 ( mod 10 ) 1^5+2^5+\cdots+99^5\equiv 1+2+\cdots+99=4950\equiv 0(\text{mod }10)

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