Check whether 15^n can end with digit 0 for any natural number n

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asked Apr 6, 2017 in Mathematics by Rohit Singh (61,782 points) 36 142 450

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answered Apr 6, 2017 by sarthaks (25,122 points) 9 25 41
 
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As we know that

15n = (3 x 5)n

  =  3n x 5n

The prime factorization of 15 doesn't have a 2 and 5 as its factor. So, its factorization will never end in 10 as a number ending in 10 must have a factors as 5 and 2. So, 15n will never end in zero as 15 doesn't has 2 as a factor.

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