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number theory intermediate

Problem

Let be a positive integer greater than such that the decimal representation of ends in zeros and the decimal representation of ends in zeros. Let denote the sum of the four least possible values of . What is the sum of the digits of ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
A trailing zero requires a factor of two and a factor of five. Since factors of two occur more often than factors of five, we can focus on the factors of five. We make a chart of how many trailing zeros factorials have: We first look at the case when has zero and has zeros. If , has only zeros. But for , has zeros. Thus, and work. Secondly, we look at the case when has zeros and has zeros. If , has only zeros. But for , has zeros. Thus, the smallest four values of that work are , which sum to . The sum of the digits of is
Final answer
B