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Check whether (15)n can end with digit O for any nϵN

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If 15n is divisible by 10 then it can end with digit zero.
If it is divisible by 10, it has to be divisible by 5 and 2 both.
The prime factorization of 15 is 3×5.
15n=(3×5)n
By observation, (3×5)n is divisible by 5 but not by 2.
Hence, 15n is not divisible by 10.
Hence, 15n does not end with digit 0 for any natural number n.

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