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== Problem 28== | == Problem 28== | ||
If <math>2137^{753}</math> is multiplied out, the units' digit | If <math>2137^{753}</math> is multiplied out, the units' digit in the final product is: | ||
<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 1\qquad | <math>\textbf{(A)}\ 1\qquad | ||
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\textbf{(C)}\ 5\qquad | \textbf{(C)}\ 5\qquad | ||
\textbf{(D)}\ 7\qquad | \textbf{(D)}\ 7\qquad | ||
\textbf{(E)}\ 9</math> | \textbf{(E)}\ 9</math> | ||
==Solution== | ==Solution== | ||
Revision as of 03:51, 17 March 2020
Problem 28
If 
is multiplied out, the units' digit in the final product is:
Solution
has a unit digit of 
.
has a unit digit of 
.
has a unit digit of 
.
has a unit digit of 
.
has a unit digit of .
Notice that the unit digit eventually cycles to itself when the exponent is increased by 
. It also does not matter what the other digits are in the base because the units digit is found by multiplying by only the units digit. Since 
leaves a remainder of after being divided by , the units digit of is , which is answer choice 
.
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