Question
Download Solution PDFThe number of zeros at the end of the product will be:
12 x 18 x 15 x 40 x 25 x 16 x 55 x 105
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGiven:
Product = 12 × 18 × 15 × 40 × 25 × 16 × 55 × 105
Formula used:
The number of zeros at the end of a product is determined by the number of pairs of 2s and 5s in its prime factorization.
Calculations:
Prime factorization of each number:
12 = 2 × 2 × 3 = 22 × 3
18 = 2 × 3 × 3 = 2 × 32
15 = 3 × 5
40 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 = 23 × 5
25 = 5 × 5 = 52
16 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 24
55 = 5 × 11
105 = 3 × 5 × 7
Combine all prime factors:
Total powers of 2 = 2 + 1 + 3 + 4 = 10 (from 22, 21, 23, 24)
Total powers of 5 = 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 6 (from 51, 51, 52, 51, 51)
The number of zeros is limited by the factor that appears fewer times. In this case, it's the number of 5s.
⇒ Number of zeros = 6
∴ The number of zeros at the end of the product will be 6.
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