Number Theory: Last digits

What is the last digit of 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 × 6 × 7 × 8 × 9 ? 1 \times 2 \times 3 \times 4 \times 5 \times 6 \times 7 \times 8 \times 9\, ?

0 0 2 2 5 5 8 8

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3 solutions

Yajat Shamji
Aug 2, 2020

9 ! = 36288 0 9! = 36288\fbox 0

Or:

2 × 5 = 10 = 0 2 \times 5 = 10 = \fbox 0

Wahyu Adi
May 17, 2021

The most easiest part is that when it's multiply by 5 in any even number, the last digit will be 0. As we all know:

2 x 5 = 1 [0] 4 x 5 = 2[0] etc.

Brilliant Mathematics Staff
Aug 1, 2020

Solution 1: Observe that since we have 2 × 5 2 \times 5 , the product is a multiple of 10. 10. No matter what other factors there are, having a multiple of 10 10 indicates the last digit will be a 0. 0.

Solution 2: We can perform the tedious calculation, to find that the product is 362 880 . \num{362880}. Thus, the last digit is 0. 0.

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