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# What is the units' digit of the following expression (13)^5*(15)^4*(17

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What is the units' digit of the following expression (13)^5*(15)^4*(17)^5?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 3
D. 5
E. 9

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14 Jun 2016, 03:08
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Bunuel wrote:
What is the units' digit of the following expression (13)^5*(15)^4*(17)^5?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 3
D. 5
E. 9

We do not have to do any calculations or find units digit of remaining numbers...
all three terms - 13,15,17 - are ODD and since the PRODUCT contains 5, the units digit of the product will remain 5

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15 Jun 2016, 00:25
Bunuel wrote:
What is the units' digit of the following expression (13)^5*(15)^4*(17)^5?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 3
D. 5
E. 9

The unit digit of $$3^5$$ is 3.
The unit digit of $$5^4$$ is 5
the unit digit of $$7^5$$ is 7.

The unit digit of $$3*5*7$$ is 5.
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This might help:
Of the (13)^5*(15)^4*(17)^5,
(13)^5 = Odd
(17)^5 = Odd
(15)^4 = Unit digit of 5
5*Odd = Unit of 5
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Re: What is the units' digit of the following expression (13)^5*(15)^4*(17  [#permalink]

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15 Aug 2017, 11:00
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Bunuel wrote:
What is the units' digit of the following expression (13)^5*(15)^4*(17)^5?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 3
D. 5
E. 9

Since we need the units digit of (13)^5*(15)^4*(17)^5, we are really looking for the units digit of:

(3)^5 * (5)^4 * (7)^5

The pattern for units digits of powers of 3 is 3-9-7-1, so when 3 is raised to an exponent that is a multiple of 4, the units digit is 1. Thus, 3^4 has units of 1, and so 3^5 has a units digit of 3.

Since a base of 5 raised to an exponent will always end in 5, 5^4 has a units digit of 5.

Next, the pattern for units digits of powers of 7 is 7-9-3-1, so when 7 is raised to an exponent that is a multiple of 4, the units digit is 1. Thus, 7^4 has units of 1 and 7^5 has a units digit of 7.

Now we multiply the three units digits that we have just obtained. Since 3 x 5 x 7 = 105 (with a units digit of 5), the units digit of (3)^5 * (5)^4 * (7)^5 must also be 5, and thus the units digit of (13)^5 * (15)^4 * (17)^5 is 5.

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Re: What is the units' digit of the following expression (13)^5*(15)^4*(17  [#permalink]

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15 Aug 2017, 13:24
Using Cyclic rule of unit digit we can find the unit digit of any number written in exponent form. Following steps can be of help.
If a number is written as $$k^{x}$$
Divide the power by 4 and check for remainder.
If remainder =1, unit digit of the answer is going to be same as unit digit of 'k'
If remainder =2, unit digit is going to be the unit digit of $$k^{2}$$
If remainder =3, unit digit is going to be the unit digit of $$k^{3}$$
If remainder =0, unit digit is going to be the unit digit of $$k^{4}$$

For example: To find unit digit of $$2017^{35}$$
Divide the power,35, by 4. Check the remainder
$$\frac{35}{4}$$gives remainder 3
Thus $$2017^{35}$$will have last digit same as last digit of $$2017^{3}$$
7*7*7 gives last digit as 3
Thus answer of above example is 3.
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