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What is the unit's digit of the following number? 2017 2015 { 2017 }^{ 2015 }

1 7 9 None of the above 3

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Chew-Seong Cheong
Jul 18, 2015

201 7 2015 201 7 4 × 503 + 3 ( m o d 10 ) 1 × 201 7 3 ( m o d 10 ) [ See Note ] ( 2020 3 ) 3 ( m o d 10 ) ( 3 ) 3 ( m o d 10 ) 7 ( m o d 10 ) 3 ( m o d 10 ) \begin{aligned} 2017^{2015} & \equiv 2017^{\color{#D61F06}{4} \times 503 + 3} \pmod{10} \\ & \equiv \color{#D61F06}{1}\times 2017^3 \pmod{10} \quad \quad \color{#D61F06}{[\text{See Note}]} \\ & \equiv (2020 - 3)^3 \pmod{10} \\ & \equiv (- 3)^3 \pmod{10} \\ & \equiv -7 \pmod{10} \\ & \equiv \boxed{3} \pmod{10} \end{aligned}

Note: \color{#D61F06} {\text{Note: }} Since 2017 2017 and 10 10 are coprimes therefore, we can apply Euler's totient theorem. 201 7 ϕ ( 10 ) 201 7 4 1 ( m o d 10 ) \Rightarrow 2017^{\phi (10)} \equiv 2017^4 \equiv 1 \pmod{10}

Moderator note:

Simple standard solution.

Euler's totient theorem provides the underlying reasoning why this process works.

Nelson Mandela
Jul 18, 2015

take the last digit of 2017 that is 7. so now 7^2015 units digit will be the answer.

Units digit of powers of every number is periodical with period 4.

So, for 7 it is 7,9,3,1.

Now, 2015 = 4x503+3. so the third periodical units digit is the answer that is 3.

This process is not so good as the second last digit cannot be found.

Please suggest a better method.

This 1 is the best and most sipmle method using cyclicity

Riddhesh Deshmukh - 5 years, 8 months ago

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