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Whether 8power n ,where n is a natural number, can end with zero?


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Explanation.

A number ends with zero if it is multiplied by 5 or 10 or by the multiples of 10 .

So, here the number 8 has factors 1,2,4 and 8.

It does not contain 5 and 10 as prime factors.

And, In the prime factorization of 8n=2×4n

Here, It doesn’t have 5 in its prime factorization

Therefore, 8ncannot end with the digit 0


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