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counting and probability intermediate

Problem

What are the last two digits in the sum of factorials of the first 100 positive integers?
Solution
Since for all , has two factors of 5, will end in two zeros, and so contributes nothing to the last two digits. So we need only compute , and the relevant digits add up to whose last two digits are .
Final answer
13