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Mathematics · 2024 · 2 marks
CBSE 2024 · Region 2 · Set 3 · Q25
Can the number $\displaystyle 8^{\mathrm{n}}$, n being a natural number, end with the digit $\displaystyle 0$ ? Give reasons.
Marking-scheme solution
\[8^{n}=(2 \times 2 \times 2)^{n} \text { or } 2^{3 n}
\]
A number ends with digit $\displaystyle 0$ if it has two prime factors $\displaystyle 2$ and $\displaystyle 5$ both.
Since \(\displaystyle 8^{\mathrm{n}}\) does not have $\displaystyle 5$ as a prime factor, so it can't end with digit 0.
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