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Mathematics · 2023 · 2 marks
CBSE 2023 · Region 6 · Set 1 · Q21
(A) Show that 6^n can not end with digit 0 for any natural number 'n'.
(A)
Show that $\displaystyle 6^{\mathrm{n}}$ can not end with digit $\displaystyle 0$ for any natural number 'n'.
OR
(B)
Find the HCF and LCM of $\displaystyle 72$ and 120.
Marking-scheme solution
If \(\displaystyle 6^{\mathrm{n}}\) ends with digit $\displaystyle 0$, it would be divisible by 5. So, prime factorization of \(\displaystyle 6^{\mathrm{n}}\) would contain 5. But \(\displaystyle 6^{\mathrm{n}}=(2 \times 3)^{\mathrm{n}}\), the only prime factorization of \(\displaystyle 6^{\mathrm{n}}\) are $\displaystyle 2$ and $\displaystyle 3$ as per fundamental theorem of Arithmetic. There is no other prime in the factorization of \(\displaystyle 6^{\mathrm{n}}\). So, there is no natural number n for which \(\displaystyle 6^{\mathrm{n}}\) ends with digit zero.
\[\begin{aligned}
& 72=2^{3} \times 3^{2} \\
& 120=2^{3} \times 3 \times 5 \\
& \mathrm{HCF}=24 \\
& \mathrm{LCM}=360
\end{aligned}
\]
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