QUESTION

CSAT

Easy

Maths

Prelims 2025

What is the unit digit in the multiplication of 1×3×5×7×9××9991 \times 3 \times 5 \times 7 \times 9 \times \dots \times 999?

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Explanation

All the numbers in the given expression are odd: 1×3×5×7×9××9991 \times 3 \times 5 \times 7 \times 9 \times \dots \times 999

Among these, every group of five consecutive odd numbers (e.g., 1–9, 11–19, 21–29, …, 991–999) has a product ending with 5. For instance, 1×3×5×7×9=9451 \times 3 \times 5 \times 7 \times 9 = 945 → unit digit = 5.

Similarly, 11×13×15×17×1911 \times 13 \times 15 \times 17 \times 19 also ends with 5, and so does each successive group. Thus, the overall multiplication becomes 5×5×5××55 \times 5 \times 5 \times \dots \times 5, which always ends with 5.

Alternatively, multiplying any odd number by 5 always gives a number ending in 5. Since all factors here are odd, the final unit digit of the product must be 55.

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