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number theory senior

Problem

If is multiplied out, the units' digit in the final product is:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
has a unit digit of . has a unit digit of . has a unit digit of . has a unit digit of . has a unit digit of . Notice that the unit digit eventually cycles to itself when the exponent is increased by . It also does not matter what the other digits are in the base because the units digit is found by multiplying by only the units digit. Since leaves a remainder of after being divided by , the units digit of is , which is answer choice .
Final answer
D