The last digit is my target

As shown below, the last digit of n ! n! for each of n = 5 , 6 , 7 n=5, 6, 7 is zero: 5 ! = 12 0 , 6 ! = 72 0 , 7 ! = 504 0 . 5!=12{\color{#D61F06}0},\quad 6!=72{\color{#D61F06}0},\quad 7!=504{\color{#D61F06}0}. Is it true that the last digit of n ! n! is zero for all positive integers n > 4 ? n>4?

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Naren Bhandari
Feb 26, 2018

Note that for n ! n! when n > 4 n>4 has the prime factors of 2 2 and 5 5 and product of 2 and 5 are responsible for the trailling zeros of n ! n! . More in general for n 5 n\geq 5

n ! = 1 × 2 × 3 × 5 × × n n ! = a × ( 2 k × 5 k ) = a × ( 10 ) k ( a , k ) Z + \begin{aligned} & n! = 1\times 2\times 3\times \cdots 5\times \cdots \times n\\& n! = a \times{\color{#3D99F6} (2^{k}\times 5^{k})} =a\times{\color{#3D99F6}(10)^{k}}\quad (a,k) \in\mathbb Z^{+}\end{aligned} Note : The exponents of 2 and 5 must be checked and equalised to that of exponent of 5 since the exponents of 2 is greater than that of 5 for n ! n!

Munem Shahriar
Mar 1, 2018

For n > 5 n > 5

n ! = 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 × × n = 1 0 × 3 × 4 × × n = 2 0 × 2 × 3 × × n n! = 1 \times 2 \times 3 \times 4 \times 5 \times \ldots \times n = 1\color{#3D99F6}0 \color{#333333} \times 3 \times 4 \times \ldots \times n = 2\color{#3D99F6}0 \color{#333333} \times 2 \times 3 \times \ldots \times n

Any integer multiplied by m 0 \overline{m\color{#3D99F6}0} will end in 0 \color{#3D99F6}0 . Where m m is a positive integer.

Note: 5 ! = 12 0 5! = 12\color{#3D99F6}0

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